Excerpt from The Elements of the Beautiful in Music
To one who has devoted his life to the study of music, it may often be a subject of curious consideration, whether the unconscious admiration of a fine work - the unreasoning enthusiasm for a certain composer - the complacent feeling of enjoyment produced in the majority of those who listen to masterpieces in music - may not indeed be a state of mind which it would be cruel to disturb. But then comes the consideration, how much greater must be the enjoyment and pleasure derived from a "thing of beauty" if we are able to analyse the elements of this beauty and to justify our own admiration! How much our respect for the composer will increase if, instead of "wondering with a foolish face of praise," we can understand the relations between the author and the musical art, and render to our ourselves an account of our enthusiasm, by investigating and appreciating the laws and rules that govern the Beautiful! This consideration must impress us with the necessity and usefulness of an analysis of the Beautiful in Music.
Many volumes have at various times been written on the nature of Beauty.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Elements of the Beautiful in Music (Classic Reprint) (Ernst Pauer)