Ambient sounds do not fit the definition of music according to Oxford: vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of fo

Ambient sounds do not fit the definition of music according to Oxford: vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion That said, I get that it's interesting for sparking conversations and thought about music https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/from-no-such-thing-as-silence-john-cages-433 https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/from-no-such-thing-as-silence-j... like Duchamp's urinal https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573 https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573 Needless to say, I don't ever put 4' 33" on play and I don't have a replica of the urinal hanging on my wall