Articles, considerations and more on ancient and otherwise music. Concerts and activities.
ROCOCÒ AND CLASSICISM The triumphal rise of the natural sciences in the 18th century produced a complete change in man's general perspective and in his conception of the Universe. The past acceptance, free from criticism, of the doctrines handed down by the writers of Antiquity had been replaced by the empirical observation which in previous centuries had already led to Galileo's revolutionary discoveries, Newton […]
The treatise of Geminiani of 1749, dedicated to His Highness Prince of Wales, describes the idea of good taste with these words (Geminiani Francesco Saverio 1749 Treatise on good taste in musical art which represents the second part of the Rules, London. Italian translation by Luca Ripanti, Rusty editors, Milano 1995 pag 5): What is commonly meant by […]
“The object of music is sound. Music is intended to entertain and arouse different feelings in us” Descartes Appreciating and defining music or a sound as beautiful means recognizing that it is an aspect intimately linked to temporality. When someone says that music is beautiful, it's because he appreciates the melody […]
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