No, what is important is neither linearity or non-linearity, but the change, the degree of change from something that doesn't move to other events with different tempos in particular.
Karlheinz StockhausenI have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
Karlheinz StockhausenBut since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.
Karlheinz StockhausenBeing quiet and meditating on sound is something completely different and will be discovered very soon by a lot of people who feel that the visual world doesn't reach their soul anymore.
Karlheinz Stockhausen