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A bit of Music

By thescian on October 3, 2007.

The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.
-Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice. Act. v. Sc. 1

"When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have."- Edgar Watson Howe

Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman, Time To Say Goodbye

Andrea Bocelli, "Can't Help Falling In Love"

Russell Watson, Volare

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