Is life a box of chocolates? Is time a river? Is the mind a machine?.....physical sensations as warmth or hunger become reference music is partly a metaphorical act, it involves our seeing how one musical event is transformed into another
Metaphorical interpretation also expands outward.
A composition, for example, creates a physical ''metaphor'' in the listener's body,oints, the mind its perceptions ......
A truth exists, to which they must answer to make sense of the music's arguments and internal life.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/02/21/reviews/990221.21rotht.html
drawing by marguerita
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