Jean,

I'm truly sorry if my writing has made you feel badly.

The four components I refer to are simply what I was taught in college. They were, at least at that time, fairly universally taught in colleges and universities as the components of music (in one of my freshman year tests as a music major, a question was asked, "What are the components of music?" and the expected answer was those components that I originally listed.)

If, to borrow your analogy, I asked, "What do you think about the chemistry of trees?" I would hardly expect people to tell me I'm wrong and accuse me of being cold and mechanical or analytical for suggesting that trees were made up of water, carbon, and so on.

In a later thread, I've asked, "What is music?" Here, I would answer, "Music is the aesthetic use of sound to entertain, enlighten, and enhance." In this thread, however, I simply ask for discussion about the components (which, again, I didn't make up. I was taught them at the music department of Chicago State University in the late sixties).

So please, Jean, don't take it personally. I'm simply trying to present something I learned in college for discussion on a music theory site. Your examples were thoughtful and show you have a love of music. I applaud you for that and wish that more people had a love and understanding of music that you display.

All the Best,
Mike



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You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. -Johnny Cash

It's only music.
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