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Ooorr... because those measures correspond to something in the experience, that humans have been found to value.



This is obviously wrong, because there are entire classical traditions (centuries or millennia long) from outside of Europe that prioritize musical features beyond traditional western harmony. Any claim that harmonic complexity is fundamental to human experience or uniquely valuable among musical expression is ignorance at best.


All words in my mouth.




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