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Originally Posted by robinjessome
The 'system' in already naturally ingrained in us as human beings...in spontaneous improvisations from graphical scores, we simply allow the music to be; to happen, following the visual cues with regards to whatever we may infer from the images.
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Yes, I can obviously see how those images may elicit some emotion. But just as you say everyone will see it differently, so do I claim that, since only a select few will see a musical idea in it, it can't universally be considered a piece of music. To me, seeing this as music is just
one interpretation - which means it can't be called "sheet music" because, just as many WILL see it that way, many will NOT.
On the other hand, sheet music with standard notation, or nonstandard notation with obvious and apparent instruction cannot be interpreted as NOT music because it fits the definition of music - that is, there is some clear instructions on what sounds to produce. That is not the case with this and similar pieces, and the excuse "you should just
know it's music already" is as ludicrous as asking me to read your mind.