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Sounding Desire – An Evening of Music and Philosophy

by | Music

A Stroll (over the River Lea)

As the audience members take their seats, visuals of a peaceful stroll over the River Lea play, creating a calming atmosphere. The music fades, and the stage goes dark, enveloped in silence. Suddenly, a single spotlight illuminates a part of the stage. Simon Critchley (SC) enters, finds his place, and addresses the audience:

SC: Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am Simon Critchley, and lurking in the darkness is John Simmons. Together, we are Critchley & Simmons—not a firm of solicitors, but a vibrant exploration of words, sounds, and images.

Music matters immensely to many people, but its significance and impact remain enigmatic. Why does music matter? Why does it speak to us so powerfully? A little philosophy may help. Tonight, we’ll peer into the enigma of music, shedding some light on its mystery.

We begin with Albert Freiherr von Thimus (1806-1878), a lawyer, judge, and Prussian politician whose work on music, Die harmonikale Symbolik des Alterthums (The Harmonic Symbolism of the Ancient World), was largely ignored during his lifetime. Von Thimus delved into the ancient Pythagorean theory of music, the so-called “harmony of the spheres,” which posits that the heavenly bodies …

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“Sounding Desire – An Evening of Music and Philosophy”