— Nicholson Baker"From my music training, I knew that, some Spanish rhythms apart, 5/4 is a time signature used only in the modern era. Holst's Mars from the Planets is 5/4. But if you speak lines of poetry in that pattern you just end up hitting the off-beats. It's only when you add a rest - a sixth beat - that it sounds as it surely should sound."
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When Nicholson Baker speaks about music, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of music in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.
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