Dancing About Architecture: Exploring the Connection Between Music and Words
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Document Type
Lecture
Series/Event
Festival of Faith & Music, 2005
Abstract
The musician Elvis Costello once stated, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture: it’s a really stupid thing to want to do." Costello points out the inevitable conundrum faced by any music critic: how to communicate the ineffable, sublime qualities of music that cannot be fully articulated. The problem is only compounded when music deals with matters of the soul, our deepest longings, our most sacred and personal experiences and intimations of God. In this workshop, Paste Magazine music critic Andy Whitman explores the connection between music and words, and how to bridge the gap between the inexpressible and the printed page.
Publication Date
4-2-2005
Recommended Citation
Whitman, Andy, "Dancing About Architecture: Exploring the Connection Between Music and Words" (2005). Conferences and Lectures. 570.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/hh_av_conferences/570