In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator is of animal origin. In cultures where music is still used as a magical force, the making of an instrument always involves the sacrifice of… — Joscelyn Godwin Copy Share Image
The usual struggle squeezing my bloated Citroën, absurdly named “Picasso,” in or out of any old Italian town. I should be taking a year… — Joscelyn Godwin Copy Share Image
The Treatise of the Three Impostors is a book that enjoyed centuries of notorious nonexistence until (as Voltaire would say) it became necessary to… — Joscelyn Godwin Copy Share Image
In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator is of animal origin. In cultures where music is… — Joscelyn Godwin Copy Share Image
