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Comment author: datadataeverywhere 22 October 2011 12:15:53PM 4 points [-]

This also goes some distance to explaining (in an alternate fashion) why repeated exposure to the artwork increases appreciation for it. Assuming the piece really relies on their exposure to related music, extended exposure forces people to have increasingly similar backgrounds.