Thursday, January 28, 2010

Is Music The Finest form of art?

Schopenhauer believed that what gives arts such as literature and sculpture their value was the extent to which they incorporated pure perceptions. But, being concerned with human forms (at least in Schopenhauer's day) and human emotions, these art forms were inferior to music, which being purely abstract, was to Schopenhauer's mind the highest and best form of human artistry. Schopenhauer's philosophy of music was influential in the works of Richard Wagner. Wagner was an enthusiastic reader of Schopenhauer, and recommended the reading of Schopenhauer to his friends. His published works on music theory changed over time, and became more aligned with Schopenhauer's thought, over the course of his life

By existing in this abstract. Where the audience does not want music to conform to what they see or the real world in any sense. Does this gives Music this greatness. Because music is instinctual and occurs in every human society and pretty much every human being. Is music the sound of our most meaningful existence?
and If so then why ever would I want to anything but a musician.Our Judgment of Music is never based on anything except prior music or really even what we feel is good or bad. As opposed to visual art or literature which is judged often by the craftiness in which nature/the real world can suddenly be seen by the audience in a non natural medium. When literature and art become abstract it is approached with ill ease and confusion. Individuals have difficulty coping with an art that does not show them what could be real? is this true or not?

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