Rebecca West Quotes about Music

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Music is part of human life and partakes of the human tragedy. There is much more music in the world than is allowed to change into heard sounds and prove its point.

Music is part of human life and partakes of the human tragedy. There is much more music in the world than is allowed to change into heard sounds and prove its point.

Rebecca West

Music, Tragedy, Sound

Rebecca West (2010). “Family Memories: An Autobiographical Journey”, p.171, Open Road Media

music is a missionary effort to colonize earth for imperialistic heaven.

Rebecca West

Music, Effort, Heaven

Mozart eliminates the idea of haste from life. His airs could not lag as they make their journey through the listener's attention; they are not the right shape for loitering. But it is as true that they never rush, they are never headlong or helter-skelter, they splash no mud, they raise no dust.

Rebecca West

Music, Journey, Air

Rebecca West (2010). “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia”, p.292, Open Road Media