Music's exclusive function is to structure the flow of time and keep order in it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Music organizes time rather than just filling it.
- In plain terms
- Music arranges time into a clear structure.
- What can you take from it?
- Think of music as a clock for emotions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does music change your sense of time?
Another view
Music also evokes emotion which is not purely structural.
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