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Who is 'the' 18th century philosopher in Germany?
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Kant
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How does Kant look at things?
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in an esthetic form - It, is beautiful. It's a judgement built of two things 'subject' and 'quality'. Giving a 'quality' to the 'subject' IS a judgement. Things ... are big.
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What is beautiful for Kant?
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It's not the object itself, but it's representation.
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How does he describe beauty?
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It is just a representation of an object (and understanding) it cannot be beautiful by itself, unlike a chair which can be useful.
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How does he describe the difference between beau and agreeable?
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Agreeable is an opinion, whereas beauty isn't.
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What does he say about beau and sublime?
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They are not the same. Sublime is beyond our understanding.
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How does 'form' enter into this idea?
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'Form' becomes a way of judging art, and music.
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What does he say about music and sensation?
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He says music is pure sensation, with no concept. It's not unlike the smell of cooking, it's something which wafts in, it cannot be 'not' heard (or smelt).
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What is the movement which includes Goethe and Schiller?
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Sturm and Drang, it is an opposition to the Lumiere Français and imperialistic politics. Against the aristocratic for democracy etc.
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What does Goethe say about music (and in this case opera)?
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He says he doesn't hear the music, he says he just sees the theater piece.
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Who sees some sense in Goethe's ideas via poetry?
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Wagner
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How does Wagner see his poetry (words) and music?
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He feels it should be heard and read at the same moment.
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The other area of music which is represented by Liszt and Schumann is known as?
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Formalism of Hanslick, which becomes the Querelle of Romanticism
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What is the notion of genius of Goethe?
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The best representative is Mozart and Don Juan.
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What makes genius?
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Productivity and genius are two elements which make genius.
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Beethoven represents romanticism?
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His life if romantic, works hard at music, deaf, isolated, etc.
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What are Beethoven's three styles/periods?
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(1802) Classicism,
(1802 - 14) New Thinking for orchestra, (1814-1827) Breaks with all forms. |
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What does his 5th symphony illustrate?
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Formalism. Whole symphony is based on initial material, a complete exercise in form.
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What does his 6th symphony illustrate?
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Programmatic music - a walk through nature. 5 movement built around scenes of nature.
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What does his 9th symphony illustrate?
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In the last movement brings together voice and music in a new way. Never before done in a symphony.
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What's the connection with critics at this period 19th century?
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Critics start to become important. Examples are Fetis and Hoffman, also Berlioz and Mendelssohn.
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Who was one of the most important 'romantic' critics in Germany?
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Hoffman, he spreads the word about Beethoven in his music reviews.
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Where does the romanticism start for Hoffman?
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At Mozart.
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What does he say about 'pure music'?
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He says it's music completely above all language. This is what makes it romantic. Descriptive music now means nothing.
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He also discusses the 'germinative' ideas, this is the beginning of the..?
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these are the beginning of 'leitmotiv'.
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