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The phrase 'music has charms to sooth a savage breast' sounds Shakespearian but in fact comes to us from The Mourning Bride, a poem by William Congreve, 1697: Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.
Music Hath Charms is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley, Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods and Alexander Esway. It stars Henry Hall with the BBC Dance Orchestra, Carol Goodner and Arthur Margetson. [1]
"Musick has charms to soothe a savage breast", which is the first line of the play, spoken by Almeria in Act I, Scene I. This is often rendered as: "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast" or even "savage beast".
13. Nov. 2023 · The quote by William Congreve, 'Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak,' encapsulates the transformative power of music in a succinct and poetic manner.
“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” ― William Congreve
The quotation is the opening lines of the play, spoken by Almeria when music accompanying the opening curtain ceases. Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a...
1. Aug. 2023 · Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. I've read, that things inanimate have mov'd, And, as with living Souls, have been inform'd, By Magick Numbers and persuasive Sound. What then am I? Am I more senseless grown Than Trees, or Flint? O force of constant Woe! 'Tis not in Harmony to calm my ...
