For one moment in the history of music all opposites were reconciled; all tensions resolved; that luminous moment was Mozart. ~ Phil Goulding
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Goulding sees Mozart as a unique moment where musical tensions resolved perfectly.
- In plain terms
- Mozart was the moment all musical tensions resolved.
- What can you take from it?
- Mozart represents peak musical synthesis.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do things resolve perfectly?
- Who represents peak harmony?
Another view
It ignores evolution before and after.
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