Edith Sitwell Quote

Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world of sight. It shapes and gives new meaning. Rhythm was described by Schopenhauer as melody deprived of its pitch.


Taken Care Of: The Autobiography of Edith Sitwell (1965)


Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world ...

Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world ...

Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world ...

Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world ...