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Language and music
Jun. 29th, 2013 09:16 amblock quote start
[W]ords at best offer only a distinctly limited window into the true nature of music....Even words that we take for granted aren't universal; pitches that we describe as "high" and "low" are described as "light" and "dark" in Norwegian.
from _Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning_
by Gary F. Marcus
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[W]ords at best offer only a distinctly limited window into the true nature of music....Even words that we take for granted aren't universal; pitches that we describe as "high" and "low" are described as "light" and "dark" in Norwegian.
from _Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning_
by Gary F. Marcus
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