The Magic of Music
In India there are vina-players who do not need to play a symphony
in order to exert an influence; in order to produce a spiritual
phenomenon. They only have to take the vina in their hand and strike
one note. As soon as they strike one note it penetrates through
and through; in striking one or two notes they have tuned the audience.
The sound works on all the nerves; it is like playing on the lute
which is in every heart. Their instrument becomes simply a source,
the response to which is found in the heart of every person, friend
and foe alike. Let the most antagonistic person come before a real
vina-player, and he cannot keep his antagonism. As soon as the notes
have touched that person, he cannot prevent the vibrations, which
are created in him; he cannot help becoming a friend. Therefore
in India such players are often called, instead of musician, ‘vina
magician’. Their music is magic.
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