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In reply to the discussion: Gaza's journey to refuge marred by pervasive hunger, streets littered with corpses [View all]I am sure history will remember me for it. I should get an award or something. Its odd though because I can point to a painting and say it is a literal real thing. I can play a song on my many musical instruments and say its a literal real thing. I can even prove this by recording it and play it back for you. I may tell you that the song is about a harried native American tribe that eluded the US Calvary and then their Chief made a famous speech that starts with "Tell General Howard I know his heart." when he surrendered. You may listen to this song and not hear any of that. You may think the song conveys nothing of that story. And that would be your opinion. That's why expressing an underlying truth is not a real thing. I wrote the song conveying the story, starting off with minor chords only becoming minor chords when the bass note comes in to state the position the US was putting them in. Then using fast arpeggios with an underlying bass note that drones to convey their run. A third part gets even faster with some major arpeggios thrown in to show how they were succeeding in evading the Calvary. Then a fast six note descending scale that repeats except it starts on the second note played in the previous run eight times. Then go back to the beginning with the minor chords that become major. Its really hard to play. You may or may not get the reasons I used certain chords and scales and even modes and how they translate to the story. So, what was I saying? Oh yeah, that just like your opinion. It sucks that I spent 35 years, practicing, going to school for it and now using it for my work to know that I demolished the validity of music which is an art. Nah I didnt do that lol.
Eko.