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Jan Templiner replies to Don Satz:
>Taken Don's thoughts only one step further, all rules are worthless,
>because ultimately man-made.
Not at all. Taking your non sequitur one step further, anything man made
is worthless.
>Do we really want music without rules?
That's not the question. Are rules an end in themselves, or are they
a means to an end? There are many systems where the rules are indeed the
end, but I do not believe that music is one of them.
>I think this is one of the central problems of contemporary art: The lack
>of rules.
And I would counter that much of what you likely find wrong with some
contemporary art is the pursuit of different ends from those you value.
>I think the audience has to demand that rules are followed, not applaud
>everything.
That's certainly one thing that audiences could demand. I'd rather demand
that I be entertained, challenged, provoked, etc..
len.
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