Quote by Brian Eno

Once music ceases to be ephemeral - always disappearing - and becomes instead material... it leaves the condition of traditional music and enters the condition of painting. It becomes a painting, existing as material in space, not immaterial in time.

Once music ceases to be ephemeral - always disappearing - an

Summary

This quote suggests that when music loses its ephemeral nature and is transformed into a tangible form, it transitions from traditional music to an art form akin to painting. This transformation occurs when music becomes material, existing physically in space rather than being transient in time. By likening music to painting, the quote implies that this transition allows music to be experienced in a visual and sensory manner, bringing it closer to the realm of other visual arts.

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By Brian Eno

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