WORLD MUSIC DAY
Music is defined as sounds that are arranged in a way that
that is pleasant or exciting to listen to. It may be sung or played on
instruments. It is as old as this universe though the celebration of World Music
Day (June 21) is a recent phenomenon. In
India there is an ancient Sanskrit Veda of melodies and chants called Samaveda.
Today there is hardly an occasion where music in not used. In
fact, we are born with music and leave this world with music. Most of our social
events and festivals are celebrated with music.
Music is liked by
everybody -- children, youngsters, adults, elderly persons, etc. Prayers all
over the world are musical. None of the sacred books is void of musical
renderings.
One of the powerful quotes on music says: It touches our
hearts, enriches our souls, and creates connections that transcend time,
culture, and language. In every note, every rhythm and every melody, the power
of music echoes, and one’s journey becomes a magical composition of emotions
and experiences.
Lovers cannot do without some sort of music. English dramatist
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) says in Twelfth
Night, Act 1, Sc,1.: “ If music
be the food of love, play on.”
In another play Merchant
of Venice, Act 5, Sc.1: he says:
“The man
that hath no music in himself,/Nor is not mov’d with concord of sweet
sounds,/Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils;/The motions of his spirit
are dull at night,/And his affections dark as Erebus:/Let no such man be
trusted.” Note: In Greek religion Erebus is the god of a dark region.
Here is a humorous quote: No music no life, know music know
life.
Music is a great tranquilizer. It de-stresses you, uplifts your mood, cures insomnia and makes you emotionally upbeat. .
According to German humorist Jean Paul Richter (1763-1826)
music is the only one of the fine arts in which not only man, but all other animals,
have a common property,--mice and elephants, spiders and birds.
Finally, let us agree that music is the fourth great material
want of nature, --first food, then raiment, then shelter, then music.
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G.R.Kanwal
21 June 2024
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