| Title | : | Cosmic Music |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Joscelyn Godwin |
| Release | : | 1989-12-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Music, Books, Arts & Entertainment, Health, Mind & Body, Spirituality |
| Size | : | 2889445 |
| 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." |
