This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, "Is there a meaning to music?"… — Aaron Copland
This whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer to that would be, "Yes." And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be, "No." Therein lies the difficulty.
What to Listen for in Music · 1939
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Copland, Aaron. What to Listen for in Music. McGraw-Hill, 1939, ch. 2.

