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rhapsodydmbMay 22, 20233 minAN HONEST RESPONSE TO THE ECSTASY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC!Has classical music come back into favorable public opinion? Perhaps, even if public transit facilities are using it more and more to...
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rhapsodydmbMay 11, 20233 minSO, WHAT IS "MUSIC?" (Part 1:The Common Understanding)For that matter, what is "noise?" (Could not resist this cute picture of my cat "Mo" helping me contemplate this question, and the below...