[Ikrleprl]

yes, the stuff on myspace is rather dark. that is just a small sample and i do indeed have many brighter pieces.

symbolon: i was really just referring to what it is about sound that people such as pythagoras, the ancient greeks, the ancient hindus, etc. believed to be "sacred" and/or "divine."

i understand the mathematics of harmony, intervals, scales, etc. mathematics is a language and i am wondering what aspect of this language which relates to music people used to (and still do) think of as "divine."

as far as great composers and musicians, there are countless people who were and are able to intuit what sorts of combinations of sound and rhythm elicit spiritual, emotional, intellectual, and/or philisophical responses in some people. these seem to be far from universal, as it is my experience that musical taste is rather arbitrary and affects people differently depending on their consitution and biases. i enjoy messiaen a great deal too and am quite familiar with his work.

related to this subject also is the many famous composers who were initiates of secret societies (debussy and satie were rosicrucians; mozart was a mason) or obsessed with esoterica (scriabin, messiaen). i'd be curious if anyone had any insights into this as well.