Music: a dialogue with God. From archaics to electronics

Has music always been the language through which people addressed God, contemplating life, death, and immortality, or did it become such at a certain historical moment? Why are there so many composers among the significant cultural figures of modern times... who are oddballs and madmen? Perhaps our civilization, not waiting for the long-desired end of the world, has gone insane, and for those who fear its madness, mass culture was created? For those who are not afraid, who love thoughtful reading and are willing to spend time listening to complex music in search of the wise simplicity of meaning, this book is written. Approved for distribution by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church IS R20-006-0224.