The food of love
“If music be the food of love, play on.” — William Shakespeare
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What is love looking for?
“Music is love in search of a word.” — Sidney Lanier
What does Chopin try to express?
“Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvelous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man.” — Frédéric Chopin
How can we express the inexpressible?
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” — Aldous Huxley
What does music express?
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” — Victor Hugo
What would be God without Bach?
“Without Bach, God would be a complete second rate figure. Bach’s music is the only argument proving the creation of the Universe cannot be regarded a complete failure” – Emil Cioran
Why do they dance? Are they insane?
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Past, future or “expanded present”?
“When we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future; we are listening to an expanded present.” – Alan Watts
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