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In Reply to: RE: First, define "music". posted by genungo on October 28, 2014 at 04:07:55
and VERY insightful.
As I age, I listen to music less and less. I don't know why. I have a
decent sized music library, almost all of which I really like, but feel
no inclination to play any of it most of the time. I used to lust after
Mosaic and Bear Family box sets constantly, now I don't. I don't go to
concerts any more.
And I don't play too much music in my head.
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I'm also listening to less music playback than at any other time during the last 15 years. I still play it back in my head though. It's almost as if I'm trying to re-consider it or re-interpret it from the viewpoint of personal experience, I don't need the actual noise as much as I once did.Maybe you're a step ahead of me? Maybe you've discovered and experienced enough music, at least for the the time being? As the power of music becomes more and more ingrained, sometimes I find myself wanting periods of silence even more than intervals of noise. To paraphrase Stravinsky, "Silence is the basis of music."
All the same, there's always a certain magic to be found in blasting that stereo.
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I like silence. Edward Abbey wrote of "... the perfection of the silence
... ". I'm in complete agreement with him.
I also like to hike by myself (well, I take my 2 dogs when possible, which
means usually). I really enjoy the absence of the sounds of civilization,
and thrive on the sounds of birds, the wind, and moving water. It refreshes
me, I think. And as I hike, I usually mentally hum a snatch of some tune that has come to me unbidden. Usually something I really enjoy - Fletcher
Henderson's version of "Blue Lou" with Roy Eldridge and Chu Berry, for
instance. But sometimes, it's some trashy pop tune from my teenage years
- such as "Maybelline" by Chuck Berry. I hate it when that happens!
I used to think a lot about "desert island" music. No longer.
None of this means I have abandoned music. I have not. Sometimes I
just have to hear some Stan Getz, or Paul Desmond, or Johnny Hodges, or
the blues, or some killer bluegrass, or classical guitar. Or even
Chuck Berry!
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