Posted on Sep 9, 2023

Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure

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Composer Cliff Masterson knows how to make sorrow sublime.

Take his regal, mournful adagio Beautiful Sadness, for example:

Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure

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Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure

Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure

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