The Music of Words - introduction

"The Music of Words"

for
Pierrot Quintet
and
Soprano solo (recitative & chant)

Flaute, Piccolo
Clarinet in B
Violin
Violoncello
Piano

dedicated
to the idea of Europe

by
Ali Riza SARAL

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Forword

Music is universal.  Then what is "Music of Words"?
What is the thing that makes words universal?

Phonetics.  Phonemes...

Namely the sounds, humans produce
to express themselves with words,
are almost universal.

But still the use of these sounds
may vary a little among different nations.
Hence different languages may sound completely
different.

Then what is the real thing that makes
GRACIAN's words universal?  What is the
music of GRACIAN's "The Art of Worldly Wisdom"?

It is what GRACIAN says.  It is what
GRACIAN expresses with these words.

The music of words is their meaning.