“At the root of all power and motion, there is music and rhythm, the play of patterned frequencies against the matrix of time. We know that every particle in the physical universe takes its characteristics from the pitch and pattern and overtones of its particular frequencies, its singing. Before we make music, music makes us.”
Quote by Joachim-Ernst Berendt
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Joachim-Ernst Berendt
Joachim-Ernst Berendt was a renowned German journalist specializing in music criticism. Born on July 20, 1922, in Berlin, he passed away on February 4, 2000. Berendt's career was marked by his extensive contributions to music journalism, particularly in the realm of jazz criticism. more
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