| Music, Language and Composition(Theodor W. Adorno) |
[Dec. 28th, 2012|10:05 pm] |
Music is similar to language. Expressions like musical idiom or musical
accent are not metaphors. But music is not language. Its similarity to
language points to its innermost nature, but also toward something
vague. The person who takes music literally as language will be led
astray by it.
Music, Language and Composition(Theodor W. Adorno)(PDF) |
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