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“Much later in his life, Auden would borrow a musical metaphor from Dietrich Bonhoeffer and say that Kierkegaard was a 'monodist, who can hear with particular acuteness one theme in the New Testament -- in his case, the theme of suffering and sacrifice -- but is deaf to its rich polyphony.' And for the Auden who emerges in the pages of this volume [Prose, Volume III: 1949-1955], the unique power of Christian doctrine is its polyphonic character, its capacity to address every dimension of our being, to give a comprehensive account of how history and nature relate, and -- decisively in Christ's incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection -- how they may be reconciled. (The Poet's Prose)”

Human Nature Reconciliation Christian Doctrine Auden Kierkegaard Bonhoeffer Polyphony Monody

Book:Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant

Source: Wayfaring: Essays Pleasant and Unpleasant

“The music we enjoy today is only possible because of polyphony.”

Book:The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined

Source: The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined

“The idea is distributed in space. It isn't only in one part; one part can't express the idea any longer, only the union of parts can completely express the idea. The idea found it necessary to be presented by several parts. After that, there was a rapid flowering of polyphony.”

Ideas Found Space Unions Rapids Flowering Polyphony

Book:The path to the new music

Source: The path to the new music

“Monarchy can easily be "debunked," but watch the faces, mark well the debunkers. These are the men whose taproot in Eden has been cut: whom no rumour of the polyphony, the dance, can reach - men to whom pebbles laid in a row are more beautiful than an arch. Where men are forbidden to honour a king they honour millionaires, athletes or film stars instead: For spiritual nature, like bodily nature, will be served; deny it food and it will gobble poison.”

“An authentic updating of sacred music can take place only in the lineage of the great tradition of the past, of Gregorian chant and of sacred polyphony.”

Past Tradition Sacred Lineage Polyphony

Author:Pope Benedict XVI

“Where men are forbidden to honour a king, they honor millionaires, athletes, or film stars instead; even famous prostitutes or gangsters. For spiritual nature, like bodily nature, will be served; deny it food and it will gobble poison.”

Men Film Spiritual Stars Kings Honor Athlete Deny Poison Honour Forbidden Millionaire Monarchy Gangsters Monarchs Spiritual Nature Film Stars Constitutional Monarchy Polyphony

Author:C. S. Lewis

“For me, anything can be music! I can get huge enjoyment and be moved totally by the purity and perfection of some Renaissance polyphony, but equally I can feel emotion in the expectant hum of a big old guitar amp just before the strings are hit.”

Feels I Can Bigs Emotion Huge Perfection Moved Guitar Enjoyment Purity Strings Renaissance Polyphony

Author:Steven Price

“I've never had a band with more than 3 people (meaning only two string players), so I love having the ability for 3-part polyphony.”

People Two Ability Player Band Strings Polyphony

Author:Colin Marston

“In my piano concerto I developed this polyphony to much higher complexity”

Higher Piano Complexity Polyphony

Author:Gyorgy Ligeti

“I would like to hear Elliot Carter's Fourth String Quartet, if only to discover what a cranky prostate does to one's polyphony.”

Ifs Doe Musical Strings Fourth Carter Quartets Cranky Prostate String Quartets Polyphony

Author:James Sellars

“All the senses awaken and fall into harmony in poetic reverie. Poetic reverie listens to this polyphony of the senses, and the poetic consciousness must record it.”

Poetry Fall Consciousness Records Harmony Senses Poetic Reverie Polyphony

Author:Gaston Bachelard