I was dorky and proud today in my music history class. We were talking about program music vs. absolute music, and I referred to how Tolkien stated that the Lord of the Rings was not allegorical, but rather applicable. And I said that this could work for music as well -- the composer might not necessarily have a certain topic in mind, or he might have a different idea than the impression the listener gets, but the listener's impression is still valid.
My teacher thought I was extremely dorky.
