It's such a currency in our section from time to time, it seemed worth asking. To me it means 'without value', 'worthless', not 'something I will sacrifice something for'. That's why I struggle with understanding how so many are consumed by wanting so much of it. What am I missing here? (Let's leave the copyright thing out of it: it's another topic altogether.)
2007-10-04 14:17:55 · 17 answers · asked by CubCur 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
I'm specifically referring to "I want notes/score/music/sheetmusic/mp3 etc" 'free'.
2007-10-04 14:30:00 · update #1
As quite a few have homed in on it, I did intend 'worthless' in its primary sense of 'of no intrinsic value', not its secondary, perjorative one of 'rubbish' etc...
2007-10-05 00:03:10 · update #2
so many people ask how to get a piece for free but shouldn't it be more important to get the correct and accurate piece for a bit of money rather than a watered down "bastardization" of that piece .... if great work like the Schubert's Trout Quintet was available (I really don't know it is just an example) for free but was just full of errors and watered down so much that it actually was easy and didn't really sound correct what good is it ... recent inquiry was about Victor's Piano Solo from the Corpse Bride .. she got the free version which was not complete nor even close to accurate which was not satisfactory to her but still it was free ... in essence useless
in the end what does one want ... the piece as it is meant to be or a shadow bland work
sorry I rambled a bit and can't seem to really nail the point but I do get what you are going for
2007-10-05 04:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by toutvas bien 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Like most things in life the value is not in the acquisition but in the quest. I generally take more value away from the hunt for the "free" material than those who sit and wait for it. The value is not in the paper and notes but in what you have gained through the effort.
I do take some exception to the one idea that this is strictly an American thing. In my experience the request for "free" comes from all quarters, and a few on the forum get really irritable when you don't come across with their "freebie" or expected answer.
Have a great evening.
Musician, teacher.
2007-10-05 10:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Bearcat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not what you're missing, actually; it's what the questioner is missing. I was in their quandary a few months ago. I wondered where can I download songs/scores/whatever for free.
Then it dawned upon me: why don't I just use the internet? After all, I can search for it ON MY OWN. And when I've exhausted all methods, I simply look for books or buy my own.
The questions that they ask - where they can find this or that for free - come from those who are either have exhausted method of searching, or simply those who want fast, free answers. While I don't entirely support this, they are not to blame. It's their outlook that someone would feed them with answers, while they lie back and wait. Not a very healthy attitude.
For me, something that is free is not worthless. Free means something that you can share around with other people, and gaining nothing in the process but the satisfaction of seeing their reactions. It's like when I cook for my friends. It's my money, my groceries, but they come in and eat for free. And I am happy to see that. It's a bad allegory, but that's the closest I can think of.
2007-10-04 20:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by jarod_jared 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think you are misinterpreting the intentions of those searching for "free" items. It in no way implies that the item is in any way worthless. There are many things of value that are free. Free does not mean worthless, it simply means that someone is willing to give it away, either because they have no personal need for it, or they are simply nice. With todays technology, people are able to share with little to no sacrifice. I'm sure, if the individuals you speak of, they would be willing to pay, if they were not able to get it free. They are simply trying to get a hold of something without having to pay.
steve
2007-10-04 16:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It seems many of you have missed the point of this question. He's not looking for a definition of the word "free". So many folks in this forum are clamoring for "free" music, that it seems that they view it as a clearing house for this kind of thing. The underlying question is "If something is acquired with little effort and sacrifice, how can it possibly represent anything of real value to the acquirer?" It is the embodiment of the old (but accurate) maxims of "Nothing ventured, nothing gained", or "Easy come, easy go".
Think about it before you answer. What is the real value of something that's "free"?
2007-10-04 16:13:17 · answer #5 · answered by glinzek 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Feeling as some kind of honoré minority to have read your question, I think the answer is this:
I am so obnoxiously American that I expect somehow something (or someone) exists to facilitate for me to stretch out my arms into the internet, call out a wish, and it shall materialize in the skies above and fall soft and warm into my waiting, lazy hands.
2007-10-05 06:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
To think outside the box automatically which means thinking of thinking outside the box is also thinking inside it. I mean 'inadvertently'. That person would be completely free.
YOU ASKED A QUESTION. VERY VERY ODD!!! :))))
2007-10-04 15:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by sting 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To me it means "Nothing ever is for free", there is always a condition attached.
2007-10-04 14:58:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am in no way intelligent enough to answer this question.
2007-10-04 14:21:42 · answer #9 · answered by sasquatch5170 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
it would depend on whether we are talking about monetary costs or living free...actually nothing is free...everything comes with a price eventually...
2007-10-04 14:26:24 · answer #10 · answered by PatsyAnn 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋