"For a long time I have known that our inner world is the land in which the seeds of the art take root. Without this seed, in which is hidden the magical side of life and from which the work of art can be born..., there is no Art, there is no Music."

  -Thomas de Hartmann (Composer)-

   Gurdjieff composed together with Thomas de Hartmann, a set of musical pieces inspired by old sacred music that he himself listened to and learned during his trips. This music was designed to achieve the harmony of the human psyche enabeling an emotional experience of higher degree possible, particularly when it is used to accompany the Movements. For Gurdjieff, more than the emotional value of music, it was important that they consisted of vibrations through which the laws could be studied and applied to all of creation

   The music of the Movements has an intimate relationship with its meaning, bringing us to an internal state where we can assume the highest emanations. Its structure, melody and rhythm must accompany, not only the external movements, but also the internal impulses which are developed in the dance. If the quality of the vibration is correct, the same will be awoken in the dancer. Without distracting him, it will bring him back to himself and his necessity of opening up, supporting a search that only can be understood through experience.

   While participating in the Movements, we can experience sound in a totally new way, as if it illuminates our inner life. A unique balance appears in us; the music, the positions and our internal aspiration unify and it seems we enter a new place, without limitations, without time. At that moment, we experience life in a way that is difficult to forget.

   It seems impossible to explain how music works and why it works in such a miraculous way, if the listener is receptive. A clue can be that each element has an aim. Sometimes, the music suddenly changes remarkably as if the composer was having new thoughts or new ideas. This music is like the woven intelligent speech of prayers. It can remind us of an ancient forgotten world which is deep in our roots.