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November 10, 2005
nietzsche on music
God has given us music so that we should first of all be led upwards through it... its main designation is that it leads our thoughts to higher things, that it elevates us, even shakes us.
...Who does not feel a quiet, clear peace steal over him when he hears the simple melodies of Hayden? Music often speaks to us more penetratingly with notes than poetry in words... But if music is used solely for enjoyment or to make a public exhibition of itself, it is sinful and harmful. Yet one now finds this frequently, indeed, almost all of modern music bears traces of it...
Nietzsche
Posted by amin at November 10, 2005 2:09 PM
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very interesting quotation. I completely agree.
Posted by: Ali at November 13, 2005 7:02 PM