Music Beyond Belief: an explanation of the relationship between personal faith and musical composition by composer Joseph Alen Shaw
October’s BeZine focuses on music. You don’t want to miss it. Packed with poetry and essays on music and its influence on culture, philosophy, and faith, reading the issue should feel like floating in harmonic pools.
[image error]From the score to Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra
This sample article by Joseph Alen Shaw should offer a taste of the offerings in the issue.
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Wind Eggs
“Wind Eggs” or, literally, farts, were a metaphor from Plato for ideas that seemed to have substance but that fell apart upon closer examination. Sadly, this was his entire philosophy of art and poetr
“Wind Eggs” or, literally, farts, were a metaphor from Plato for ideas that seemed to have substance but that fell apart upon closer examination. Sadly, this was his entire philosophy of art and poetry which was that it was a mere simulacrum or copy which had nothing to offer us and was more likely to mislead.
As much as I admire Plato I think the wind eggs exploded in his face and that art and literature have more to tell us, because of their emotional content, than the dry desert winds of philosophy alone. ...more
As much as I admire Plato I think the wind eggs exploded in his face and that art and literature have more to tell us, because of their emotional content, than the dry desert winds of philosophy alone. ...more
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