Hegel᾽s Aesthetics and the Idea of Absolute Music
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https://doi.org/10.4312/mz.47.1.9-29Keywords:
G. W. Fr. Hegel, aesthetics of music, musical contentsAbstract
In his Lectures on Fine Art, in the chapter devoted to music, Hegel dealt with the question of musical content. According to him, music may express various human affections, yet this is not its essential purpose. More important is that in music the individual subject encounters one's self. As such, music is independent of outer content. In his aesthetics Hegel thus incorporated the old theory of the affections, yet he also surpassed it.Downloads
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10. 06. 2011
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Snoj, J. (2011). Hegel᾽s Aesthetics and the Idea of Absolute Music. Musicological Annual, 47(1), 9-29. https://doi.org/10.4312/mz.47.1.9-29