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Cosmic Music: Musical Keys to the Interpretation of Reality

Cosmic Music: Musical Keys to the Interpretation of Reality

Godwin, Joscelyn

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Religion General General MusicMusic Theory

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ISBN10: 089281070X
ISBN13: 9780892810703
Publisher: Inner Traditions International
Published: Dec 1 1989
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The idea that the universe is created out of sound or music (and therefore is music) is a very ancient one. In this book, Joscelyn Godwin brings together three contemporary German thinkers who exemplify this tradition in its modern variants: Marius Schneider, Rudolf Haase, and Hans Erhard Lauer. The selections draw on ancient Indian sources and mythology; Kepler's Platonic vision of a musical, geometric universe; and the evolution of the tone systems of music.

While every music lover senses the power and truth that reside in music, very few actually approach music as a path to cosmic knowledge. Godwin takes literally Beethoven's assertion that Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy. Godwin writes, . . .to penetrate the mysteries of music is to prepare for initiation into those fathomless mysteries of man and cosmos.

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