But in the next world I shan't be doing music, with all the striving and disappointments. I shall be being it.
Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRead
Music is the reaching out towards the utmost realities by means of ordered sound.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Music transcends ordinary experiences and connects us to deeper truths through structured sound.
Ralph Vaughan Williams expresses that music serves as a conduit for exploring and understanding profound truths about life and existence. Through the arrangement of sounds, music allows us to communicate feelings and ideas that may be beyond the scope of words, revealing deeper realities that resonate with our innermost selves.
Themes
MusicSoundArtRealityEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of the arts, you could emphasize how 'Music is the reaching out towards the utmost realities by means of ordered sound.'
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