Albert Einstein Was Quoted as Saying "I Often Think in Music

question 159

Multiple Choice

Albert Einstein was quoted as saying "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. . . . I get most joy in life out of music." This notion that music is much more than the sum of its parts or elements (melody, tone, harmony, rhythm, pitch, and timbre) is most consistent with which of the following theoretical approaches?

• A) Structuralism
• B) Gestalt psychology
• C) Humanistic psychology
• D) Psychoanalysis

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