Originally posted by Rod:
I'm trying my best to avoid the use of picture painting here, but our two different interpretations only proves even with such a rhetorical piece as this, it remains absolute music. The ability to produce art that is at once both subjective on the individual level and yet is universal in its subjective appeal (ie 'absolute') is the ultimate key to the success of that art, and this key is possessed by no-one to a greater extent than Beethoven. It is this key I was referring to when I used to joke about the 'sword of truth', because with Beethoven's music there is a multi-level engagement - between the music, the individual and the totallity of individuals (ie 'universal')...er...if you catch my drift!
I'm trying my best to avoid the use of picture painting here, but our two different interpretations only proves even with such a rhetorical piece as this, it remains absolute music. The ability to produce art that is at once both subjective on the individual level and yet is universal in its subjective appeal (ie 'absolute') is the ultimate key to the success of that art, and this key is possessed by no-one to a greater extent than Beethoven. It is this key I was referring to when I used to joke about the 'sword of truth', because with Beethoven's music there is a multi-level engagement - between the music, the individual and the totallity of individuals (ie 'universal')...er...if you catch my drift!
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"If I were but of noble birth..." - Rod Corkin
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