Music is one of mankind's most curious inventions.
It doesn't do anything, yet it has such a clear and at times even physical impact. Music has the ability to give solace, to stir the heart, to speak on a spiritual level where our words usually fail us. These are difficult things to describe, even for a great writer like Burgess. But we know, instinctively, that music has these powers. And for whatever reason, the impending end of the millennium has sparked an increasing awareness of music that tries to do more than just entertain.