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Well not exactly, but I remember an experience I had that really made me change the way I thought about music in general.
I was listening on an mp3 player the Rite of Spring (a piece that I really love) being lost in the magical rhythms and melodies of the piece enjoying every moment of it. The piece ended at some point and I thought to turn off the player, but then without expecting it Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' concerto began playing (I thought that I'd set the mp3 player in replay mode). I cannot explain it, but at this moment I felt so strangely. What I was hearing was so beautiful, just like Stravinsky's work, but in a different way (don't get me wrong. I love Vivaldi, but this time it felt differently while hearing his concerto). And then while Vivaldi was playing in the background I started "playing" in my head music that I didn't really appreciate and found how beautiful it was. I realised the inherent beauty in music and sound and in its diversity something that I didn't really understand or appreciate before. I can easily say that it was an enlightening experience for me!
Alexandros
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