Musicon / Beethoven / Musical education / Programme music / Tone-Painting
A classification of Programme music might be made on these lines: I. Descriptive pieces which rest on imitation or suggestion of natural sounds. II. Pieces whose contents are purely musical, but the mood of which is suggested by a poetical title. III. Pieces in which the influence which ::More
Musicon / Musical education / Chamber music represents pure thought, lofty imagination, and deep learning
Chamber music represents pure thought, lofty imagination, and deep learning. These attributes are encouraged by the idea of privacy which is inseparable from the form. Composers find it the finest field for the display of their talents because their own skill in creating is to be paired with ::More
Musicon / Musical education / Music is dual in its nature – We need intelligent hearing
Music is dual in its nature; it is material as well as spiritual. Its material side we apprehend through the sense of hearing, and comprehend through the intellect; its spiritual side reaches us through the fancy (or imagination, so it be music of the highest class), and the emotional part of ::More
Musicon / Beatles / Lennon Self-Portraits – 1: Reality and Imagination
Lennon Quote: “Reality leaves a lot to the imagination” ::More
