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In Chapter 18 of Ratliff's, "Every Song Ever", he discusses the way music reflects the motions of life. The chapter is entitled "On the Waves" which encapsulates the way Ratliff views the idea of music representing the ebb and flow of life. Ratliff uses many worldly examples of his idea such as a bird flying to and from its nest. Another repetitive motion of life he gives is the wooden floorboards of a house. This idea of music representing the repetitive motion of life is reflected in many artist's songs. One example Ratliff gives is the composer Edgard Varese. Varese also agreed with Ratliff's views and used the term "organized sound" to describe the phenomena. Varese compares the repetitive motion of music to the scientific growth of crystals. They begin to evolve from the center and go outward, similar to how music grows. The other examples Ratliff uses have contrasting music genres, ranging from classical to spiritual music. The thing they all have in common is their repetitive motion.

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"It suggests the contradiction and complexity of living: hope and possibility and maybe even some kind of transcendence or ultimate joy" (Ratliff, Every Song Ever, 210).

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"If the overall form of a piece of music feels obvious and predictable, then the possibility of musical form has been underestimated" (Ratliff 208).

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"The form must be imposed from the center, not the outer layers" (Ratliff 208).

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From google images. This photo represents the repetitive motion of building the bird nest.

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"Tomorrow Sunny" by Henry Threadgill, one of Ratliff's examples.

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Henry Threadgill & Zooid - Tomorrow Sunny

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Donald Lawrence's "Spiritual", one of Ratliff's examples.

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Donald Lawrence - Spiritual (Lyric Video)

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Gabriel Faure's Piece, One of Ratliff's examples.

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Gabriel Fauré - Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor, Op. 115

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"Arbiter writes, 'The external forms of crystals are limitless'" (Ratliff 208).

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This photo shows the flow of the wood planks in the hard wood floor. This shows the idea of repetitive motion in the world. Photo from google images.