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Looking for Meaning in Music, Part II

In my previous post, I said that music is essentially a vehicle of meaning.  Music communicates emotions, but can only communicate so many before something else is added. Adding Layers Adding words to a song makes it more specific.  The sounds of music are like broad strokes on the canvas.  Lyrics are the details.  They [...]

Looking for Meaning in Music, Part I

Music as Language Music is powerful to us humans.  We consume – no, devour – music for everything.  We play it for celebrations, we use it for sorrow, we use it to vent, we play it to romance. Music at its core is a language. Compare it to a spoken/written language.  Music has letters (notes), [...]

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