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Old 01-27-2018, 05:31 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If you're talking about classical (and maybe jazz), yes; theory can often explain the emotions it triggers. If you're talking about less technical music (e.g. most rock 'n' roll), you don't really need theory beyond a few chords.

It's not like someone has written deterministic laws of music, but music is similar to all other forms of art in that there are fundamentals "at work."
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