Ernest Glenn McClain

Jahrzeit! I wrote The Hallelujah Effect with Ernest as dedicated correspondent. And everyone who corresponded with Ernest will know how very dedicated he was. I am continuing to work with his work -- in a musical mode -- in another essay on another theme he might not have liked (he was not, alas, a fan of Leonard Cohen's music) but I will also draw on the work of another clarinetist and composer, the late Wilfrid Mellers to write on the 'Diabolus in Musica' to discuss Dylan and Meat Loaf in...

Yet another Jahrzeit! I recorded these street musicians from the music school in Weimar, Germany, for Ernest back in May 2012. You can check it out here: https://youtu.be/fc-LuOoPybU

Wondrous to talk with and learn from.

I met him only once but have learned from that meeting and his work a great deal -- and also about music.

There is still not a day that goes by that I don't thank Ernest for sharing his insights and wisdom with me. His guidance changed the course of my life. I continue on a path that Ernest put me on some 45 years ago as his only college student in Pythagorean studies. I'm happy to interrupt work on my latest book to pay homage to this great man once again.

I knew Ernest for the last few years of his life in Washington DC. I was completing my doctorate at the University of Maryland and I would visit with him at his apartment and discuss the many interests we shared. His health was gradually deteriorating but his mental faculties never faltered. His vision and his approach to knowledge were always completely unique. I will treasure the time I spent with him and fervently hope that there will be another generation of speculative musicologists to...

I just came across news of your passing and I am deeply saddened by it, though more than anything I am grateful for what you have managed to share with us all. Just a few weeks ago I was reading your book on the Qur'an and I felt this incredible sympathy with the humility and honesty that you approached Islam that it opened my eyes (and ears) to that which you had discovered. The same goes for Plato. Thank you.

Mr McClain I will never forget you .you tough me a lot music,math,and how to play the piano,I miss you every day.You were one of the good human being God created rest in peace I know that you are in heaven.

Thank you for your inspring teachings.
Nico Bader, Pythagoras Foundation