A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.
W. H. AudenMusic expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Hugo's Works: William ShakespeareFirst a warning, musical; then the hour, irrevocable. The leaden circles dissolved in the air.
Mrs. DallowayMusic was a college attendee's survival essential; he'd need that to keep himself sane.
Nothing Left to LoseThere is some music that is so terrible that it consumes all those who approach it.
The Phantom of the Opera