Dare I hope to resurrect this thread? Well, as it has been in my thoughts off and on ever since I first spotted it so long ago, I must give it a try!
First, I must add my agreement with
burrahobbit's point about the Music being before the Universe and Eru's "Ea!" bringing it into existence. (Yes, even the stuff about the blue and pink decor schemes. After all, didn't they have to change out lightbulbs quite often in Arda?) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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The fundamental nature of the Ainulindale, I would argue, has nothing to do with amplitudes and normal modes - it has to do with art and artistry.(Aiwendil March25, 2003)
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But were not the scientific disciplines originally designated “arts?” Indeed, some fine art is based upon mathematical rendering into visual or sound media. And what if the mathematical representations of string theory were translated into one of these traditional artistic media? By analogy, the “music” would be the representation of the reality, much as the equations describe the universe in physical science. They are not the reality, but the representation of it, much as the original Music was the representation of themes to be included in the eventual Universe, but are indeed before it and not related to matter at all. But how to speak it into existence, how to speak “Ea!” and make it so? This capability, in Tolkien’s realm is reserved for Eru alone. So, perhaps we could say the Ainur are like astrophysicists, physical chemists, quantum physicists, plasma physicists, atomic physicists, etc., who specialize in a particular area (theme) and thus, do not know the entire reach of the Music, but who, when placed in the material Universe as created by Eru, have some influence over their individual thematic specialties.
That's just one thought of many, but it is the only one I can put straight enough to post at the present time. Thanks for the thread,
lindil!
Cheers,
Lyta