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When words leave off, music begins.
When words leave off, music begins.
When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.
When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.
A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, read more
A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but before he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with. - Guide to Good Leadership.
It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: read more
It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature, and everlasting beauty of monotony.
Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime read more
Music religious heat inspires,
It wakes the soul, and lifts it high,
And wings it with sublime desires,
And fits it to bespeak the Deity.
Music is a higher revelation than philosophy.
Music is a higher revelation than philosophy.
Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul
Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
Music was invented to confirm human loneliness.
