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Philip Peters <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Jan 1999 02:17:54 +0100
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Eric Willstaedt wrote:

>What makes a piece of music mystical? Is it just a lack of a tonal center
>(as far as western music is concerned)? I don't mean to confuse this with
>dissonance or the like just that some composer are said to have made music
>that is mystical ie Scriabin.  Any insights?

I'm afraid that you'll have to describe what's meant by *mystical* before
anybody could try to answer this.

Philip

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