"I have occasionally remarked that the only entirely creditable incident in English history is the sending of one hundred pounds to Beethoven on his deathbed by the London Philharmonic Society; and it is the only one that historians never mention." George Bernard Shaw (letter to The Times 20th Dec 1932)
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Felix Mendelssohn - "Even if, in one or other of them, I had a particular word or words in mind, I would not tell anyone, because the same word means different things to different people. Only the songs say the same thing, arouse the same feeling, in everyone - a feeling that can't be expressed in words."'Truth and beauty joined'
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Originally posted by Joy View PostFelix Mendelssohn - "Even if, in one or other of them, I had a particular word or words in mind, I would not tell anyone, because the same word means different things to different people. Only the songs say the same thing, arouse the same feeling, in everyone - a feeling that can't be expressed in words."
The fact that different people prefer different composers seems to me to point toward different feelings, on some level at least.
Also, this indirectly brings up something that has long fascinated me: are the strong, seemingly specific feelings aroused by specific passages of music INHERENT in our breasts, only awaiting to be awakened by the composer...or are they CREATED by the composer out of whole cloth? When I hear the slow movement of 'Les Adieux,' I always get the same weird, fascinating, otherworldly feeling. Did I have this feeling unconsciously within me all along, and Beethoven woke it up? Or did he supply it wholesale?
To clarify, the feelings aroused by real life incidents - the birth of one's baby, the joy at a long-delayed reunion, the revulsion at hearing the voice of George Bush - are to some extent predictable -- we've experienced their like before, we sort of know what to expect even though the feelings are intense. Music on the other hand, seems to produce NEW feelings that were never there before.
Or were they, just asleep and waiting for the right composer to wake them?Last edited by Chaszz; 02-03-2007, 06:27 PM.See my paintings and sculptures at Saatchiart.com. In the search box, choose Artist and enter Charles Zigmund.
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Originally posted by Chaszz View PostRespectfully (towards Mendelssohn), how does he know they are the same feelings in everyone?
The fact that different people prefer different composers seems to me to point toward different feelings, on some level at least.'Man know thyself'
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