Music as Means of Communication
Music as Means of Communication

Summary/Abstract: The grounds for the stance taken in this study reside in the conception that communication is the use of symbols, while the essential act of thought is symbolization. What does music communicate, namely what is the meaning of music is a topic that has given rise to debates along the decades. We intend to show that, regardless of the differences between the way articulate language and music convey meaning, they have many common aspects the human being needs them both in his life. The fact that music is not as precise as language, is not a weakness, but its strength. This is what legitimises its entire scope and existence, namely to express the unspeakable. By means of the articulate language we have direct access to reality, to the material things that surround us, we can organise our lives, we are part of specific communities etc.

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