All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Great music connects emotionally by echoing real feelings and objects that inspired it.
- In plain terms
- Good music feels like the thing that inspired it.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek resonance in art.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does this sound like?
- How does it make you feel?
Another view
Music can be abstract without meaning.
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