On Music Far From the Contemporary

October 02, 2009

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GeHuskey

On Music Far From the Contemporary

“And Mozart could heal but no one knows where he is burried.”

I read the above-mentioned passage on the third edition of the book “On Doctoring”, which was a collection of poems and essays from known writers who are either in the medical field or those who simply write with health and wellness as a prime theme.

The passage alludes to how the music of Mozart could heal. I have not gotten to really immersed myself with his works, but I sure do want to find out about how his opus could really heal. I have read from a research papers though that his style was mainly homophonic, a contrast of his contemporary like J.S Bach whose works are more polyphonic and steeped in religious connotation. I personally would not want our time to have musical geniues like them.

Just last month, my Harvard-educated professor kept mentioning how he was as a teenager—this was after he has given us our term project which was more of term papers—who would always take some breather by being with his own amateur band. He mentioned that his major music influence were the legendary Beatles. I immediately responded and said I am also a fan of them. He asked what are my favorites and I mentioned “Let it be”, “Yesterday”, and “Hey, Jude”. I even told him stories about their trips to other countries where fans really went gaga over them. I also justified my claim as not-a-mere-diletante fan. I said the messages, theme, and melody of the band really is good for the senses. Their music is moving and has the power to change the belief and perspective of an individual about his world. The whole class gave me a give round of applause after my seeming public speech.

Keywords: mozart, music, research

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