[microsound] musical structure

[Jared Friend]

>
> I believe musical practice can be defined only on historical basis
> i.e., if you want to provide any kind of account, you have to descrive
> Xenakis music like Bach's but they don't even share their notation.
>

I'm not sure dissimilar notation is that large of a barrier to overcome...
Linguistic analysis can be incredibly successful and revealing across
languages that share little in terms characters and symbols. While
historical context will surely help in investigation, it's hardly the sole
element.
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