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THE LEGACY
Music, Words, and Pictures Be Free Joel Westburg
A picture is worth a thousand words, Or so it has been said, But wouldn’t they be worth much more If they were notes instead? Yes, I say! Let it be known! For if I say, so it shall be, A picture’s worth a thousand words, And a thousand pictures, a symphony. Let the music reign free, so say I. Let the peals ring throughout the halls, For all know that a single chord Can make an empire fall. A single beat can change a life From saddened grey to color galore, For a single note can take a day To reach excitement from a bore. From subtle delicacy to pompous grandeur, Music flows supreme. And all who listen know quite well That music makes the scene. So don’t diminish your grand crescendo, Let your fermata hold, For hidden in those magic marks There’s a story to be told.
