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Aesthetics of music is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art, beauty and taste in music, and with the creation or appreciation of beauty in music. [1] In the pre-modern tradition, the aesthetics of music or musical aesthetics explored the mathematical and cosmological dimensions of rhythmic and harmonic organization.
Any object created to suit humans can represent a form of material culture. In archaeology, the idea that social relations are embodied in material is well known and established, with extensive research on exchange, gift giving and objects as part of social ceremonies and events.
Tangible folk art includes historic objects which are crafted and used within a traditional community. Intangible folk arts include forms such as music, dance and narrative structures. Tangible and intangible folk arts were developed to address a need, and are shaped by generational values derived from family and community, through ...
An object either (1) is immediate to a sign, and that is the object as represented in the sign, or (2) is a dynamic object, which is the object as it really is, on which the immediate object is founded. Usually, an object in question, such as Hamlet or the planet Neptune, is a special or partial object.
Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron wanted to explore making a series of short films honoring the different cultural traditions at the end of the year, from Christmas to Hanukkah to pagan traditions. His ...
Whether you’re a long-term fan or just discovering Jackson’s music, hopefully, you’ll find something new about the man behind many of the most notable songs of the last 100 years. Early life ...
Thinking about Music: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Music. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 0870233866. Scruton, Roger. The Aesthetics of Music, Oxford University Press, 1997. Shehadi, Fadlou (1995). Philosophies of Music in Medieval Islam. Leiden: Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-30-31-639654. Young, James O.
The Chinese believed that music was an essential part of character and community, and developed a unique system of classifying their musical instruments according to their material makeup. [53] In Vietnam, an archaeological discovery of a 2,000-year old stringed instrument gives important insights on early chordophones in Southeast Asia. [54]