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; Keplers 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 Beethovens 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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