Spirituality and music.

There is music which seems to be able to take me beyond thought and beyond emotion.

In fact, its as if it had the capacity to dissolve emotions and take me closer to what I experience as a truer Self. By which I mean a more innocent, deep Self-experience which seems to get exposed and strengthened (or maybe it would better to say re-manifests) when clouds of emotional content, temporary feelings, conditionings, habitual thought processes, identifications, masks, even of a euphoric nature, or simple boredom and frustration of superficiality reside.

I'm talking about regaining innocence,  rediscovering the essence, the roots, without losing maturity.

Akin to the power of nature, which can relieve us of the pressure of the multitude of stimuli transported via some modern media (e.g. tv) and of the multitude of perceptions we make in typical modern cities in which we live. Perceptions which attract our ego, our super-ego  -  parts of our psyche which invoke all kinds of desires into our consciousness. Desires to possess something, desires of lust and greed, and the desire to become cunning enough to fulfil them!

So in my experience, just like nature does, its as if certain music has the ability to reveal the desireless, innocent nature of my deeper inner Self.

Rediscovery of the reality and power of innocence, which definitely everyone must have hidden within somewhere, because we were all innocent children once. 

The first time I consciously realized music can do this was when some friends played me indian shennai, sitar, flute and santoor music played by Vilayat Khan and Nikhil Banerjee (sitar), Bismillah Khan (shehnai), Hariprasad Chausaria (flute).

But in the West we had the possibly greatest spiritual musician with Mozart. Also Bach is great. As far as I can tell (Mozart's letters, history on Bach)
both had the confident inner attitude, that all music they performed and composed was to praise God. Of course I'm sure they were happy when the audiences enjoyed too, but I think in this attitude lies the reason for the egolessness and the archetypical nature of the music of these great personalities. I think its a pity that many interpretations of Mozart today focus too much on expressing and revealing personal emotional content, which in my view is missing the point. I think if Mozart is played with a pure heart it has the capacity to dissolve emotions. Which is something so fundamentally powerful and I believe truer to Mozart's intentions. Examples which in my view are pretty good: Many of Karl BÖhms interpretations, early symphonies by Academy of St. Martin in the Field / Neville Marriner. Any Mozart interpretation by Editha Gruberova. Invariably children play Mozart with pure joy, innocence and purity of heart. I do enjoy Mozart played very expressively as long as Mozarts intention, that his music was written to praise God and to relieve us of all that is mundane doesn't get lost. 

At the mo I enjoy:
Mozart, Bach, Haendel
Music of many indian musicians like those mentioned above. Add Bimsen Joshi.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
But also Eric Clapton. I hear a spiritual component in Bob Dylan's music.

So, does anybody have an interest in the spiritual component of music or simply in music which takes you beyond thought and emotion? Any examples, personal experiences? Any tips?