Author(s)

Yilu Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Conservatory of Music, St. Petersburg State Н.А. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of Music, Petersburg, Russia

Corresponding Author

Yilu Wang

ABSTRACT

This article begins by reading Edward•Hanslick's 'On the Musically Beautiful'. Following this, the question that arises for me is: Why is it necessary to discuss music itself so clearly? And what circumstances have led to music becoming less pure in the eyes of some people? In my opinion, a fundamental reason is whether one possesses musical talent and knowledge. When there is a gap in these aspects, people's understanding of music will also be different. Therefore, I will analyze from several aspects: the purity of music, the content and form of music, the relationship between music and emotions, and the relationship between interpreting the audience and music.

KEYWORDS

Edward•Hanslick; On the Musically Beautiful; Formal Ontology; Subject Cognitive Differences

CITE THIS PAPER

Yilu Wang, Ontology of Form and the Cognitive Divide: The Autonomy Dilemma in Hanslick's Musical Aesthetics. Art and Performance Letters (2025) Vol. 6: 106-112. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2025.060216.

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