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In Reply to: Music and broccoli posted by Mike K on November 14, 2020 at 09:24:10:
Really? Most listeners to music are non-musicians.
So when composers or improvisers don't play down to what the listener understands, they're being unreasonable?
I think you'll find, in that case, that the history of music is littered with monstrously unreasonable composers and improvisers (fortunately).
Stalin had this idea, I'm afraid to say.......
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- "..it's unreasonable to expect non-musicians to appreciate or understand" - andy evans 12:21:28 11/14/20 (2)
- RE: "..it's unreasonable to expect non-musicians to appreciate or understand" - Mike K 15:45:45 11/14/20 (1)
- "You should not conflate Stalin with musical preferences"..... - andy evans 00:40:46 11/16/20 (0)