Reviewing my notes from Susan K Langer's 1942 "Philosophy in a New Key" and thought you might appreciate this citation:  "Donovan's theory is, in brief, that sound is peculiarly well adapted to become symbolic because our attention to it requires no utilitarian motive. "The passivity of the ear allowed auditory impressions to force themselves into consciousness in season and out of season, when they were interesting to the dominant desires of the animal and when they were not. These impressions got further into consciousness, so to speak, before desire could examine their right of entrance, than was possible for impressions which could be annihilated by a wink or a turn of the head." 40 Since noises have this intrinsic and commanding interest, and the ear cannot be closed, they were peculiarly well suited to become "free" items where they had no biological value, and to be utilized by the imagination in sheer play." 40: Donovan, "The Festal Origin of Human Speech," - 1891

Loaten to Nicolas jaar’s essential mix from 2012.. it opens with that dialogue! (And is one of best essential mixes ever imo)

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