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While I too have my biases, I always remind myself that all (western) music is based on the same notes and, what I find most intriguing, is the fact that so many styles have been developed using the same basic formula.
In other words; Without simplicity you cannot have complexity!
That doesn't mean we have to settle for simplicity, but we should give it the reverence it deserves and realize that even a relatively simple tune can be profoundly inspiring...
Richard Strauss (no doubt with some help from Pythagoras) took the most basic elements of Western music and created a hair raising masterpiece!
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Last edited: Sep 11, 2019