“Music acts on the whole of the organism like a magic force which suppresses the understanding and irresistibly takes possession of the entire being. To insist on analysing this force is to destroy its very essence.” ArtWholeForceUnderstandingMusicMagicMusicianEssenceMusicalPossessionComposerOrganismsIrresistibleAnalysing Author:Emile Jaques-Dalcroze