Wordsworth, in The Prelude:
There are in our existence spots of time,
That with distinct pre-eminence retain
A renovating virtue, whence, depressed
By false opinions and contentious thought,
Or aught of heavier or more deadly weight,
In trivial occupations, and the round
Of ordinary daily intercourse, our minds
Are nourished and invisibly repaired. [12. 208-15]
For me these spots of time are most often musical or musical and visual combined. So I've put together a very brief and incomplete autobiography based on certain particular events marked by music. |
