--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Music expresses feeling, that is to say…" description: "\"Music expresses feeling, that is to say, gives shape and habitation to feeling, not in space but in time. To the extent that music has a history that i..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/anonymous-1_certain_music-expresses-feeling-that-is-to-say-g_3184576.jpg" --- # Music expresses feeling, that is to say, gives shape and… ![“Music expresses feeling, that is to say, gives shape and habitation to feeling, not in space but in time. To the extent that music has a history that is more than a history of its formal evolution, our feelings must have a history too. Perhaps certain qualities of feeling that found expression in…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/anonymous-1_certain_music-expresses-feeling-that-is-to-say-g_3184576.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/anonymous-1_certain_music-expresses-feeling-that-is-to-say-g_3184576.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/anonymous-1_certain_music-expresses-feeling-that-is-to-say-g_3184576.jpg) > “Music expresses feeling, that is to say, gives shape and habitation to feeling, not in space but in time. To the extent that music has a history that is more than a history of its formal evolution, our feelings must have a history too. Perhaps certain qualities of feeling that found expression in music can be recorded by being notated on paper, have become so remote that we can no longer inhabit them as feelings, can get a grasp of them only after long training in the history and philosophy of music, the philosophical history of music, the history of music as a history of the feeling soul.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Music gives form to emotions over time, allowing feelings to be experienced and understood beyond immediate space. **In simple terms:** Music shapes feelings in time. Key Takeaway Listen to music to explore emotions. Themes music emotion time expression history Mood contemplative evocative Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - therapy sessions - creative composition - educational curricula - personal reflection Key Concepts aesthetics cognitive science philosophy of art Questions to Reflect On - How does music alter your emotional state? - Can you identify feelings that music reveals? 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