Summary Of The Initial Chapter Of Jacques Attali's Noise

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The initial chapter of Jacques Attali’s Noise is incredibly insightful in the way that it characterizes music as not only “an organization of noise,” but as a spiritual tool that acts as both a mirror of ourselves as well as a prophecy. Its uniquely common thread is its ability to structure the sounds that we hear in order to perform as a means for structuring our thoughts and ourselves. Attali’s declaration that there is a parallel between the way in which society transforms and music evolves is an intriguing concept, especially given the way in which this is evident throughout history. The Beatles, and their adjoining “British invasion” movement, for example, occurred in conjunction to the free-love and “hippie” movement in America in the