On music and its effects. Notes and quotes without a conclusion. Digressions and ricochets + a video of a dancing parrot
In 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Gilbert Rouget argues that “𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.” In other words, there is no intrinsic power of music which induces trance. Music here acts not on the physiological level, but as a code (a). It plays a symbolic role,… Read More On music and its effects. Notes and quotes without a conclusion. Digressions and ricochets + a video of a dancing parrot