La Musique

Sunday, April 12, 2009

do re mi

How do composers treat melodies?

Are they inspired before breathing life into their creation? Or do they simply pluck it out of the silence, like Mozart. Do they join notes like how constellations form? Or do they draw pictures in the mind - spirals, crevices, soaring peaks, mists? Maybe they sew harmonies together to form a tapestry so complex, so intricate, every piece is unique. Is it like cooking? Where certain flavours complement each other, yet still others drown and distort. Music is almost like dancing. A slow, unhurried waltz. A graceful pirouette. Contortioning of the body. I think music is like a hug. It envelops you, warms and touches your heart in ways indescribeable, and its fleeting moment lingers even after it is no longer there.

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