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skintner 02-16-2010 11:04 AM

musings...
 
All art aspires to be music...
Music aspires to be God.

Music is the voice that transcends language and as such becomes the voice of God

:)

Have you heard?

mgj32 02-17-2010 07:15 AM

Re: musings...
 
Hi Skinter,

The problem is that when I am writing a poem, that is what I would substitute for "music," and if I am painting, I would say all art aspires to be a painting. Might it not be that any form of art employs a kind of language, each with its own vocabulary and grammar? As to whose voice it finally is, I'll leave that to philosophy and theology. When I write a poem or a piece of music, I get the distinct feeling that it's my voice.
all best,
mgj

dj 02-24-2010 11:52 AM

Re: musings...
 
Hi, all:

Was it Stravinsky who said: "God is in the silence"?

(I always attribute any musical quote that I can't source to Stravinksy. It's easier that way.)

David

nedlad 10-12-2011 08:30 PM

Re: musings...
 
One must really have one's tongue in cheek for this... It could equally be said (and has) that all music is a painting on a canvas of sound or that all sculpture is a dance in stone. However, it has also been said that talking about music is like dancing about architecture. One modality simply cannot communicate, analyse, or express the other. Nevertheless we can mix modalities poetry with music and end up with something as magnificent and timeless as the last movement of Beethoven's Choral Symphonym so there are mixed langauges with mixed modalities. By the same token we can put music with film, sculpture, stage business and other art forms, somtimes it works for most, rarely for all, and sometimes for a few. Strange isn't it? But, that's the art of it all. Can we really presume to assert that music is the transcendant art form? However it is very interesting to take something like , say, Handel's Messiah, or Mozart's Requiem which some would say is sublime and transcendant. Now, take away the music and look at the words which remain... stuttering rubbish. :confused:

jorgea 08-13-2012 06:15 PM

Re: musings...
 
That is why silence is sometimes sublime. Thanks for creating this thoughtful thread here at http://www.notation.com


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