I've been thinking about Beauty a lot lately. Not very deep thinking. Nothing of the furrowed brow about it. Just pleasantly superficial, noting how much Beauty there is within easy reach, and what fools we are to ignore it. Case in point: I had a close encounter with Steve Reich's Variations for Winds, Strings & Keyboards this afternoon, in SAC of all places. And it took me to another, better place (which is pretty remarkable considering what a fine place SAC is.)
Funnily enough, some people haven't learned how to listen to Reich, et al. I'd advise approaching the Variations as if you're hearing frozen sound unfreezing. Sounds dumb, I know, but, hey, it works for me.
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