"If music be the food of life-play on"
I dont know to which person this line is credited, but it sure captures the true value of the emotions a simple word called "music" can conjure up in our minds
I heard somewhere that music is not the aim but the means to a higher sense of satisfaction. After listening to a seemingly incomprehensible fabulously captivating rendition yet of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra(the guys that were the S part of the memorable S&M collaboration with Metallica or Beethoven's 9th, i can finally grasp what this could mean.
What is it about a melody that enchants us, whisks us to a place only our mind can create?
We simply need to look at the astonishing variety of music enjoyed by people all over the world to realize that it could be the single uniting element within all of us.
If there is one aspect which is truly void of gender,race,caste or creed it has to be music.
There really is no explanation why i am fascinated with an Arabic song i happen to hear or why a German could find the vocals of M.S Subbalakshmi mesmerizing.
The only answer i can come up with is the thought i offer in the beginning of this post- it is a medium ,not an end by itself.A communication ,with a higher entity,perhaps.
Rock,Pop,Classical,Country,Hindustani,Carnatic,Gospel,Hiphop,Jazz,Ballad etc etc..the genres might be exceeding a 100 but they all serve the same purpose. To reunite us, to connect all us through a common experience to a bliss like no other
Fi-ga-ro!
2 comments:
Yeah .. Aptly said .. Music really does transcend all boundaries..
Don't know about reaching a higher sense of satisfaction , and music being the medium for it .. For me , music has always been a let out for all my emotions. Its been there with me in my best , my worst , the saddest and the most exhilirating of times.
Succintly and nicely put. Agree with you spot on.
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