Drsquo;ARS Magazine egrave; una collana in formato ePub che dal 2014 offre al pubblico una raccolta di articoli tratti da Drsquo;ARS - periodico di arti e culture contemporanee in due lingue (italiano e inglese).Diretto da Cristina Trivellin; Drsquo;ARS propone un approccio sincretico alle arti e alle culture contemporanee; spaziando tra i vari linguaggi in un ideale filo rosso che lega arti visive; filosofia; letteratura; teatro; cinema; musica; fotografia; architettura e studia le intersezioni tra arte; scienze e nuove tecnologie. La casa editrice Undicesima si occupa di pubblicazioni nellrsquo;ambito delle culture contemporanee; con particolare attenzione ai formati digitali. Drsquo;ARS Magazine (Italian/English) is a series which from 2014 will publish a collection of articles taken from Drsquo;ARS - magazine of contemporary arts and cultures. Directed by Cristina Trivellin; Drsquo;ARS proposes a syncretic approach to the contemporary arts and cultures. It traces a red line through the different media which links visual art; philosophy; literature; theatre; cinema; music; photography; new media and architecture. Undicesima realises publications about contemporary cultures; with particular attention to digital formats.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful. The Symphony Grows UpBy California BillIn this well written and heavily documented book; Mark Evan Bonds focuses on the nineteenth century symphony. The book is full of passionate and exalted quotations from various nineteenth century philosophical writers. Bonds claim is that the listeners changed how instrumental music was understood. Bonds sees the status of instrumental music as rising in the early nineteenth century; so that it equaled or exceeded that of vocal music. Bonds writes: "because of its independence from words; music could express that which lay beyond the grasp of conventional language."The philosophy of the nineteenth century assisted listeners to hear music in a new way. Listeners were urged to consider the essence of music; and not just its outward effects. Any hint that music is representational was eradicated.Bonds says that listeners grew to hear music as knowledge; rather than entertainment. But he does not explain the nature of this wordless knowledge; or how we can identify it. Rather; he says that the nineteenth century listener embraced mysticism; and the ineffability of the infinite.Bonds goes on to say that nineteenth century symphonic music "engaged listeners toward the broader challenge of reconciling personal autonomy with social order." Thus the symphony was like an ideal state; where individuals operated freely within a given framework.The last few chapters of the book dwell on German nationalism; and the role of music festivals in German society. These chapters miss the mark of the original claim of the book; and seem as if they are from a different book.As a boring philosophical realist; I have a hard time accepting these exalted nineteenth century views on music. I embrace the modern incantation "what you see is what you get." To me; music is about notes and patterns; and does not express the grand visions of ultimate philosophy.
