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最新【精品】范文参考文献专业论文OfMusic….andLoveOfMusic….andLoveInoneofhismostmemorablesongs,FrankSinatrasang:“Regrets,I’vehadafew,butthenagain,toofewtomention”.Isharethatsentimentwithhim.Lifehasgenerallybeenkindtome,butmygreatestregretisthatIwasnotblessedwiththeintellectofexpertmusicians,nordoIhavethemanualdexteritytoplaymusicalinstrumentsasIwouldliketo.True,Ihadadecentvoiceatonetime,andIcouldplayatuneonafluteorguitar,butneverwell.I’mnotthekindofpersontospendtimebeingenviousofotherpeople,butIdorecallhowIenviedoneofmyfellow-studentsatEdinburghUniversity,whenhecameintothestudentbareachevening,satdownatthepianoandplayedjazz,andconsequentlyneverhadtopayforadrink?anappreciativeaudiencealwaysboughthisbeer!Inmanyrespects,musicisaverymathematicalart-form:itishighlydependentonrepetition,onpredictabilityandonitsaudiences’recognitionofthemesthatremaininthememorypreciselybecausetheyarenotrandom.TheclassicexampleofthisconceptisintheringingofchurchbellsintheAnglicantradition,wheretheringingpatternsofbetweenfiveandtwelvebellsareplannedinahighlymathematicalway,inrepetitivesetsthatpermitthemtoberungcontinuouslyinafull“peal”formorethanthreehours.Indeed,pealsaslongas17hourshavebeenknown!Thereinlaymyproblem,Iconcluded,becauseIwasneverstronginmathematics(despitebeingaprofessionalaccountantforafewyears?that’saworryingthought!).AsIgrewup,thisrealisationconvenientlyexplainedthatmyneurologicalfunctionswerenotdesignedformusic,butperhapsweregearedtootherformsofartistrythatwouldservemebetterinlife,andwhichmightevenbeappreciatedbyotherpeople.Somysenseoflosswasquicklyreplacedbyanunderstandingofthatword“appreciation”.Ifwecan’tbegoodatallthings?andnohumancouldpossiblybe?there’sgreatvalueinlearningtoenjoywhatotherpeopleareabletoachieve.Andso,astimepassed,Icontinuedtosing,albeitinfrequentlyandIdevelopedanincreasinginterestinorchestralandchoralconcerts,inadditiontomydailyfareofrockmusic.Today,inmymatureyears,Ihavethegoodfortunetobeabletohearsuperbchoralandorganmusicinmynew“office”,ElyCathedral;IamChairmanof