Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. It has no power to represent anything particular or external, but it has a unique power to express inner states or feelings. Music can pierce the heart directly; it needs no mediation.


Musicophilia (ed. Vintage, 2008) - ISBN: 9780307267917

Oliver Sacks Quotes

Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. It has no power to represent anything particular or external,...

Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. It has no power to represent anything particular or external,...

Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. It has no power to represent anything particular or external,...

Music, uniquely among the arts, is both completely abstract and profoundly emotional. It has no power to represent anything particular or external,...