Is music just sounds? And what does it communicate? Andrew Frank
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Professor
Department of Music
University of California, Davis
Music is more than “just sounds.” It is a system of sound images and patterns, often very complex, made up of elements which coalesce to make a coherent work of art.
Music communicates itself. Listeners’ emotional and intellectual responses to a particular piece may be highly variable, pointing up the subjective nature of all artistic communication.