“On the one hand it is said that the aim and object of music is to excite emotions, i.e., pleasurable emotions; on the other hand, the emotions are said to be the subject matter which musical works are intended to illustrate. Both propositions are alike in this, that one is as false as the other.”
Quote by Eduard Hanslick
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Eduard Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick, born on September 11, 1825, and died on August 6, 1904, was an influential Austrian music critic and music theorist in the 19th century. Known as one of the founders of music criticism, Hanslick made profound insights into the aesthetics of music and music criticism, which had a lasting impact on music criticism in the later generations. more