Originally posted by kceaster
Originally posted by CivbertMelodies in themselves do not covey thoughts, but they can effect how we interpret the meaning of the lyrics. I think that is what you mean. Melodies are empty of thought. They do not convey any intelligible ideas. But the melody may change how we interpret the words of a song, the same way we can change the meaning of a spoken sentence by stressing different words.
I beg to differ. Music is impossible without thought. Ever heard the flight of the bumblebee? What you're basically saying is that music without words has no meaning. I would challenge you to show proof of this.
In Christ,
KC
If you knew it's name, you could not know it had anything to do with a bumblebee. The same tune could make you imagine something else entirely. Only the title of the song conveys a univocal idea. There is no univocal or rational content to pure music. It's only sounds, and how we respond to them.