Chris Bonds ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Stirling S Newberry wrote:
>
>>The single thing which differentiates melody from a succession of pitches
>>is the implication of a harmonic context.
>
>This implies that cultures that don't use harmony don't have melodies,
>something you may not be prepared to assert.

I'd wondered about that myself.  I'd have said it was the rhythmic context
that was all-important.

Deryk Barker
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