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Originally Posted by vanblah
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
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Yeah, it is interesting. Applying emotions to what we listen to truely is the gift of music, since anyone can apply whatever meaning they want to it.
Back when I was in school studying music I did a paper on how people apply meaning to music, given a set of songs and asked their thoughts on each song.
Not what the song meant but more what they were thinking and the emotions from their thoughts. Just brilliant. Not one of over 150 people had the same thought/fantasy/visualization for any of the songs.
In a similar sense I would imagine it is like looking at a piece of art. Everyone sees something different from the rest.