Well since music and arts are pretty much a huge part of my everyday life I really don't have a
'most meaningful experience' but I do have a few pieces of art that I know that have really shown me how music can be so powerful and send such a strong message. The one I want to share is Jimmy Hendrix's own take on The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. He played the entire thing on his electric guitar and put no words to it but through the different sounds and effects he made with his guitar he sent such a powerful message to everyone. Some people loved it a.k.a. all the hippies and some people hated it because it was giving a negative message on war and our country even though it was truthful. It caused a big fight on whether or not the people who were offended by it should sue Hendrix for playing it and I believe a group of people did but didn't win. This just goes to show how good musicians don't need words to send a message to their audience. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzZh6-h9fM This is a link to YouTube that shows his performance in 1969 at Woodstock. If you listen with open ears in the middle of the song he doesn't mess up a lot he's replicating machine gun firing and rockets exploding to symbolize the tragedy of war and even plays Taps which is only played when a soldier dies.
I appreciate that your meaningful piece of art is attached to historical movement. The idea of 'no words' also adds power to the meaning. Just the music, with no lyrics, adds a somber kind of message. Especially since everyone can recognize the song without the lyrics. Its great that you have reached back into such a turning point in history and found something to connect with.
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