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Originally posted by Ramona_A_Stone
Ms. Wench: Your post, and tafka's sig, reminds me of the story behind Dead Can Dance's band name:
"In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator is of animal origin. (the gut of stringed instruments, the hides of drum heads, etc.) In cultures where music is still used as a magical force, the making of an instrument always involves the sacrifice of a living being. That being's soul then becomes part of the instrument and in the tones that come forth, the 'singing dead,' who are ever present with us, make themselves heard." -- from the liner notes of Spiritchaser
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Do you think this applies to the triangle I used to play in the junior school band?
