NancyLebovitz comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gjm 01 July 2013 10:28:09PM 12 points [-]

Hey komponisto (and others interested in music) -- if you haven't already seen Vi Hart's latest offering, Twelve Tones, you might want to take a look. Even though it's 30 minutes long.

(I don't expect komponisto, or others at his level, will learn anything from it. But it's a lot of fun.)

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 July 2013 03:01:19AM 1 point [-]

I had no idea that the purpose of twelve tone was to teach people how to decontextualize musical sounds. Is listening to such music more valuable than meditation?

Comment author: gjm 03 July 2013 07:40:19AM 0 points [-]

I'm pretty sure it wasn't Schoenberg's purpose.