Music and Creativity of Man

I was just listening to Bach's solo sonatas and partitas for violin performed by Itzhak Perlman, an amazing violinist. What is astonishing to me is to think that hundreds of years after Bach wrote this music, it is still being performed today and has become standard repetoire for the violin. I am currently working on mastering the difficult first Sonata in G minor! Music is amazing when you think about it, because no matter how hard someone might try, they can't perform a movement from one of Bach's solo sonatas or partitas exactly the same way as someone else. Some musicians can even interpret the music differently each time they play it, even if they have performed the same piece countless times.

What is also amazing to think of is that if we did not have the creativity that we have, music would not be what it is. Music is an expression of the heart, soul and mind. It is a physical action in that we hear what is produced and it requires movement of some sort in order to be heard, but it doesn't work unless you listen and play with your heart.

Itzhak Perlman is a musician who plays sitting down. He contracted polio at a young age which left him without the use of his legs, but as far as music goes, he is a musician who plays with utter joy and everything that comes from his heart. He doesn't need full motion of his body to move someone through music.

Our God has created us in His likeness, with His creativity. It is vast and yet it does not even compare to His own level of creativity! He created a world which would not function if small things were altered, he created beauty within that world and he created us with emotions to feel and understand that beauty. He is a great and awesome God!

Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them. Isaiah 42:10