"There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Illúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they were with him before aught else was made. And he spoke to them, propounding to them themes of music; and they sang before him, and he was glad." ---J.R.R.TolkienWalden wrote:Seriously, it reminds me of the hymn that says,
"...to my listening ears all nature sings, and round
me rings the music of the spheres," and the
passage in Job that speaks of the stars of the
morning singing together at creation.
In Tolkien's mythology, it was the Ainur which, inspired by Illúvatar, actually created the world with their music.