Nothing exists without music; for the universe itself is said to have been framed by a kind of harmony of sounds, and the heaven itself revolves under the tones of that harmony.

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The first quote of this post is said to be from the famous Greek philosopher Pythagoras, who said: “Nothing exists without music; for the universe itself is said to have been framed by a kind of harmony of sounds.” He was also said to have referred to the musical tones as “the harmony of the spheres” and referred to music as the “music of the spheres.” The second quote is from the 17th-century English poet John Donne and reads: “Nothing exists without music; for the universe itself is said to have been framed by a kind of harmony of sounds.”

Source: The Elizabethan World Picture

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