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10-18-2001
Scott's World -- UPI Arts & Entertainment

Oct 18, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast."

Thus wrote William Congreve in the 19th century and apparently his homily is deeply rooted in the American psyche.

At least that is a notion propounded by this month's TIME magazine special edition in which music occupies the entire periodical from cover to final page. Except, of course, for the ads.

The all-encompassing title for the special edition is "Music Goes Global."

And so it does. Stories include the ...

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