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Music is sound that has been controlled (that's agreed to be the closest you can get to a definition).
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OK. But that's just a selective observation.
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From the OED we get the first definition of the word Music as a noun:
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<b>1. a.</b> The art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, expressive content, etc.; musical composition, performance, analysis, etc., as a subject of study; the occupation or profession of musicians.
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<i>and later:</i>
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<b> 8. a.</b> Sound produced naturally which is likened to music in being rhythmical or pleasing to the ear, as the song of birds, the sound of running water, etc. (occas. used ironically).
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There are a lot more, but we don't want to go into them here. I think you get my point.
So let's not argue semantics about this subject ... we all <i>know</i> what music is. I think the real question is what does music mean to each of us?
The closest I can get to what it means to me is what most people refer to as a "soul." Music comes from within me ... it may not come from within others. Even when I listen to music I internalize it. I am NOT a passive listener.
Doug