Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.

Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to read more

I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.

The choirs left the main tune and soared two octaves past heaven in a descant to rattle the bones and read more

The choirs left the main tune and soared two octaves past heaven in a descant to rattle the bones and surge the heart.

Music can change the world because it can change people.

Music can change the world because it can change people.

[T]he music's pure algebra of enchantment.

[T]he music's pure algebra of enchantment.

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

All the sounds of the earth are like music.

All the sounds of the earth are like music.

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.