Sunday, April 12, 2009
Two Quotes
In this post by Pliable, in which he's really outdone himself, there are two great quotes on what music can do:
The purpose of music is to sober and quiet the mind, thus making it susceptible to divine influences. - Gita Sarabhai
The power of music ... is one of the greatest practical and theoretical importance ... What we see, fundamentally, is the power of music to organise - and to do this efficaceously (as well as joyfully!), when abstract or scematic forms of organisations fail. - Oliver Sachs
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Hi Mr Lyle, given you interest in Mr sacks (you should read his book I hear a voice, about deaf communities, their language and their mind structure)
ReplyDeleteI thought you might like the following:
The instinct of art: http://singyourownlullaby.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-instinct.html
Music and Language: http://singyourownlullaby.blogspot.com/2009/04/music-and-language.html (you might have read this)
Take care
Mariana - Thanks so much for the comment and the link. And also, just for writing in, because I'd seen where someone in Argentina had been looking at the blog and now I know who it is.
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Lyle