>We can't separate "contentfull" of music from all other arts, true arts. They all have the same immanent nature expressed in different forms. The term "absolute music" is simply dumb. No art is "at play in the world of the work alone". Autonomy of art is not absolute. What about creator (artist), and "creator" of creator- Nature? (Boris)
What, specifically, do think about the nature that created Beethoven when listening to his symphony #5? And how is that thought about nature different when you're listening to symphony #3 ? As Kivy has demonstrated with other examples, all kinds of content have been proposed regarding music , but none of it survives a closer examination. It's the same kind of "content" that William finds in abstract paintings, and that Hamlet and Polonius found in a passing cloud. (camel, weasel, or whale) Kivy doesn't use the word, but his argument implies the word "likely" when he is discussing content. Are thoughts about nature any more likely in a Beethoven Symphony than thoughts about anything else? ____________________________________________________________ Weight Loss Program Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=UctGOXnmLygkogHvJmtrWQAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA=
