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Ulvi Yurtsever <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:00:24 -0800
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Don Satz:

>I was thinking again of how effectively Bach conveys to me, through music,
>his emotions at the time of composition.  It is really an amazing thing,
>that through the artistic process, a person can send emotional messages
>to people of all future generations.

How can you know that this is the case? We don't have any independent
record of what Bach's emotions were at any time, let alone at the time
of a particular composition (which time itself is often uncertain).

Ulvi
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