More like empty sheet music.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Sheet music is only a suggestion. Real music comes from the heart. No two musicians play the same piece the same way.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well going by the metaphor, picture -> canvas, music -> sheet music. It's just how it's visually seen, and even the weirdest way to play "Twinkle Twinkle" would have its own sheet music, with different dynamics and whatnot. I didn't mean the original sheet music of the song, just what the sheet music would look like if the music had been written down exactly as the musician performed.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What do we do with pictures? Look at them. What do we do with music? Listen to it. Do we look at the sheet music and admire that genius? There were instruments before sheet music. I see where you're coming from, but this metaphor is comparing the canvas to silence. Music isn't the marks on the paper anymore than the picture is paint in a tube.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, no. Because, you see, I don't mean the literal sheet music for the musician to write on but the sheet music that gets filled up with the music he plays, exactly with the unique personal dynamics and tones that the musician chooses. All this metaphorically of course. I'm saying this because musicians don't start with silence and go to sound, but start with a treble and bass cleff, and fill the sheet with such notes that they choose along with different types of rhythm and all of that. The entire performance is then that sheet of music, while what you're implying is the sound which is momentary and isn't just one big thing. A song is a continuance of time and different music playing throughout each second, so if he'd started with silence then what you would be calling his masterpiece is just the next second. Besides, there are plenty of silences in a music piece, while there is (usually) no blank canvas on paintings. But w/e. It's your metaphor.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Your interpretation is a little more abstract than mine, I think. In my opinion, the most beautiful thing about music is that it IS momentary. It is an experience, not just marks on a page. I guess each note can also be compared to a brushstroke on painting and the performance is the painting. However, what I was comparing was the outcome of each. Also, each piece of music is different, just as each painting is. There is not usually silence in musical pieces. If you are thinking in terms of orchestras or wind ensembles, then there is rest for each instrument, however, it is comparable to the different colors in a painting. But, of course, it is your interpretation.

by Anonymous 13 years ago