Silmarillion - Chapter 17 - Of the Coming of Men into the West - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-24-2011, 08:06 AM

As a musician I find it interesting that it is music that bridges the gap between two peoples in this story. Nowadays a certain style of music is so often used to define a group with common interests, effectively marking a boundary against all others. This encounter promotes the idea of music as a universal language, a method of furthering understanding that leads to peaceful coexistence, even friendship.

03-24-2011, 08:06 AM	#7
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	As a musician I find it interesting that it is music that bridges the gap between two peoples in this story. Nowadays a certain style of music is so often used to define a group with common interests, effectively marking a boundary against all others. This encounter promotes the idea of music as a universal language, a method of furthering understanding that leads to peaceful coexistence, even friendship. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'