The Bible and Music

Dr. McGrath posed a really interesting question of whether or not it matters what the composer intends a song to mean. In my opinion the answer to this question could be yes or no. Although the true meaning of the song is important, the listener may find a different meaning in a song than the composer intended. For example, some songs may mildly connect to something religious or biblical when the composer didn’t even think of that. If a song means something to the listener that is different from what the composer thought, this new meaning may also be significant in many ways. Furthermore, this is why my answer to this question is yes and no; the composers intent for meaning matters, but so does the way the listener interprets it. I guess this is another way that music is very complex. I think that is something that is emphasized every class–the complexity of music is revealed in almost every topic we discuss. When this complexity is combined with the Bible, it only becomes more complex!!!