02256cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000330012624500860015926400510024530000470029633600260034333700260036933800360039550000310043150801140046252012510057653400450182765300390187285600430191126949UtSlPG20260610133621.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a62056391  aUtSlPG 7ade2iso639-1 4aML1 aHanslick, Eduard,d1825-190410aVom Musikalisch-Schönen :bEin Beitrag zur Revision der Ästhetik der Tonkunst 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-10-18  aProduced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Vom Musikalisch-Schönen" by Eduard Hanslick is a philosophical treatise on the aesthetics of music, originally published in the mid-19th century. The work critiques the prevailing emotional interpretations of music and advocates for an appreciation of music’s inherent beauty, separate from emotional expression. Through a rigorous examination, Hanslick seeks to clarify the nature of musical art and its appreciation beyond mere emotional elicitation.  The opening of the book introduces Hanslick's central argument against the conventional view that music is primarily about conveying emotions or feeling. He argues that such viewpoints limit the understanding of music's true essence. Rather than focusing on how music expresses feelings, he contends that it should be understood through its formal qualities and aesthetic appeal. The discussion points to the complexity of emotions in relation to music, indicating that feelings arise from music's structure rather than being its primary content. Thus, the initial exploration sets the tone for a comprehensive inquiry into the unique characteristics of musical beauty, emphasizing a need for a more objective approach to music appreciation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aMusic -- Philosophy and aesthetics40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26949