“Only those who listen to music with the heart can experience the vibrations of love.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Solo chi ascolta musica col cuore riesce a provare le vibrazioni dell'amore.
Source: prevale.net
Often misattributed to Shakespeare, because the words remind us of “If music be the food of love play on”. Statement is also commonly associated with Santayana, but no source or attribution can be found in his works or correspondence.
Variant: The earth has music for those who listen.
Source: Book Fireside Fancies, Poem The Magic of Sound. 1955.
Context: I've heard the soft whisper of wind in the pine trees,
The silvery ripple of brooklets at play;
I've heard the low voice of a sweet singing mother
As she sang to her child at the end of the day.
I've heard the faint rustle of sails in the sunset
And blue waves caressing the wild, rockbound shore;
The whistle of trains as they cross the green prairie
And mountains re-echo the cataract’s roar.
The notes of the organs in ancient cathedrals,
Where hearts of the faithful are lifted in song;
I've heard the gay laughter as children were playing,
The chatter and buzz of a large, happy throng.
The earth has its music for those who will listen;
Its bright variations forever abound.
With all of the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There's nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.
“Only those who listen to music with the heart can experience the vibrations of love.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Solo chi ascolta musica col cuore riesce a provare le vibrazioni dell'amore.
Source: prevale.net
“Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen.”
Vernon Howard (1918–1992) American writer
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: Per chi vive la musica con il cuore, è estremamente emozionante ascoltare ogni volta le magiche e dolci melodie del suono.
Source: prevale.net
Enya (1961) Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
Song lyrics, Amarantine (2005)
Aaron Copland (1900–1990) American composer, composition teacher, writer, and conductor
Quoted in Classic Essays on Twentieth-Century Music, ISBN 0028645812.
“Music is everything that one listens to with the intention of listening to music.”
Luciano Berio (1925–2003) Italian composer
Two Interviews (1985), ISBN 0714528293
Basil Bunting (1900–1985) Poet
Basil Bunting on Poetry ed Peter Makin, The Johns Hopkins University Press; New edition (1 Oct 2003) ISBN 978-0801877506