Klarinet Archive - Posting 000748.txt from 2001/03

From: Bilwright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: [kl] Ongaku vs. Music
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:25:10 -0500

<><> The word for music in Japanese, ongaku, means to enjoy sound
(on is another way to pronounce ne [sound], and gaku means to enjoy).

I don't know whether a word's derivation says anything about
attitude, but it's interesting that the Japanese derivation is to enjoy
what we perceive with our ears, whereas the English derivation is
cloaked in gods (the Muses) and mysteries and things hidden from the
human understanding.
I like the Japanese derivation better.

Cheers,
Bill

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