What’s the connection between music and love? “If #music be the food of #love, play on!” With these opening words of Twelfth Night, #Shakespeare captured an essential bond between two things without which no #human being should have to do, but — at least in the case of the latter — many people regrettably often have to do without. Nietzsche once observed that, without #music, life would be aimless, and I tend to agree. The question is: Why? What is it about music, among the #arts, that makes it so #indispensable for humans? So much so, that even those who are not loved can find #solace in music. I doubt whether many people would disagree with the claim that music is important in their lives — and music, of course, spans many different #genres and #styles. Some people love heavy metal, or maybe grunge, others dig jazz and blues, or perhaps something “alternative”. Others still cling to their “golden oldies”, or fancy country and Western (too sentimental for me), while a surprisingly large number of folks remain “#classicalmusic” aficionados. But whether your taste is catholic, spanning a broad #spectrum of #musical genres, or is concentrated in the field of pop, or in that of serious music, some kind of music is bound to appeal to your taste. Within the kinds of #music one loves, you are also bound to have your favorite pieces, or #songs. A classical music #buff may, for example, vigorously defend the claim that Beethoven, or Mozart, is the greatest #composer who ever lived — as if there were a way to determine this!
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:37:19 +0000
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