Wednesday, 22 April 2015

The Superficial Expectations of Music and Art

Some people mistakenly think that the sole objective of music is to either cheer up or unwind men and women. This is a really superficial and airy-fairy misconception about music and art in common.

It's frequently stated that art and music nourish the human soul. This is accurate. Yet It really is sustenance that creates nourishment, not the sugarcoating. Human beings, by nature, have a complexity of thoughts, feelings and emotions. The goal of aesthetics isn't to place 1 into a blissful la-la land of fluffy bunnies, sunshine and rainbows. It's to impart a message and create interaction in between the artist and the listener or viewer. This might consist of even being provocative or dark. It consists of what ever it consists of to communicate a message at an aesthetic level, which is the closest level to the human essence. The communication is a correct a single; it goes deep; it impinges; it does not scrape the surface.

The thing isn't regardless of whether or not an art or musical piece creates satisfied, uplifting moods. It is irrespective of whether or not it communicates and causes interaction with the viewer or listener, therefore imparting some sort of message. And this can seek the advice of a assortment of moods, tones, emotions, feelings, and so on. However the factor is that what ever the mood, tone, feeling, emotion, and so on., It really is all completed at the aesthetic level, that greater level carrier wave that hits residence to the human soul. THAT is what is genuinely nourishes the human soul.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. six "Pathétique" has a haunting melancholy that can deeply evoke the listener. It is not musical "comfort meals" intended to lull one particular to sleep. Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" painting isn't meant as a décor piece like an armchair, aquarium or flower arrangement. It really is meant to provoke thoughts and emotions, daring to tackle otherworldly and surrealistic themes. On the other hand, think about a dramatic film portraying Jesus Christ tranquil and smiling in the course of his crucifixion even though impaled and bleeding. It would be very depthless, not to mention ludicrous.

And a human being isn't depthless. We are sophisticated, sentient and conscious beings. We are not superficial by our accurate inherent nature. However some of us have been degraded with false tips perpetrated by our society into taking into consideration that we are. We are capable of a considerably greater level of communication and confronting of life and the universe. And music, art and other types of aesthetics are signifies by which to support elevate us to greater levels of existence.

by Evelyn Simonian

© 2015. Evelyn Simonian

Evelyn Simonian is a pianist and music teacher who applies "music with movement" to her students. She has been featured in televised interviews as effectively as many magazine and newspaper articles.

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