"the science of music is accorded a greater esteem than that of nature, but... has never penetrated so deeply into the life of my people. I myself felt less attracted to the science of music than to any other until I heard that voice in the forest.... Nor is it by any means easy to come to grips with that science; it is regarded as very esoteric and politely excludes the crowd." --Franz Kafka, 'Investigations of a Dog'.