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THE MEANING OF MUSIC

Music · Reflection

THE MEANING OF MUSIC

“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven Max Klinger (1857-1920) Beethoven Memorial Marble and bronze

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AT THE OPERA…

Music · Reflection

AT THE OPERA…

“Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man’s faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.” ― Giacomo Puccini At the Opera Gaston La Touche – Date unknown

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MUSIC AND SILENCE

Music · Reflection

MUSIC AND SILENCE

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ― Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other Essays Musicienne du Silence Arthur Hacker – 1900

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