Scientists agree that musical instruments are a sign of fully modern behavior and a complex form of communication.

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Next we will deal with what's the--arguably-- the single most important thing when we listen to any piece of music and that is its musical form.

接下来我们要处理一个有争议的问题,音乐作品中的最重要的部分是什么,那就是曲式

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What's the most common type of musical form in pop music?

流行音乐中最普遍使用的曲式是什么

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That's not to say that the Chinese don't have an esoteric form of musical notation, that the Indians do not have an esoteric form of musical notation.

这不是说中国人,没有秘传的记谱方法,也不是说印度人,没有秘传的记谱方法

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