The Aesthetic Legacy of Eduard Hanslick

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Music has played an essential role in human existence since the dawn of time. Ancient civilizations regarded it as something magical. The evolution of Music has taken so long that I choose not to criticize any emerging genre, whether it be Hip-Hop, Trap, Metal, or Punk. Since, MUSIC serves as a powerful medium for expressing dissatisfaction with the society we live in.

When it emerged in ancient Greece, philosophers engaged in discussions about the nature of this marvel known as Music. This discourse continued through the works of Plato, Aristotle, Saint Augustine, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Hanslick, Nietzsche, and Adorno.

Martin Heidegger, while not exclusively focused on Music, offered reflections on art and existence that also touch upon musical themes.

What impresses me most is how young artists from the new Musical generation have achieved financial success that no government has provided. Thanks to platforms like YouTube, they have found a way to share their voices and gain opportunities that were previously denied by the bankrupt record labels that offered neither space nor support, and that no government would supply.

All the musicians I have encountered who speak negatively about modern Music have never achieved significant success.

Eduard Hanslick's reflections on Music extend up to the end of the 19th century. Although he did not witness the emergence of Jazz, much of his analysis can be cautiously applied to today's musical landscape.

There are countless insights that one can only gain from exceptional professors at music universities like I had. One such insight can be found in the film 'Death in Venice', which features the 'Adagietto from Mahler's Symphony No. 5' as its background score.
This film serves as a critique of modern music that fails to embody "true beauty". The protagonist is a contemporary musician grappling with his own inner conflicts. He perceives the beauty in a teenage boy staying at the same hotel, which may lead unfortunate amateurs to mistakenly interpret his feelings as homosexual attraction. However, that is not the case. The protagonist sees in that boy an embodiment of what he wishes he had been and begins to contemplate the notion that God created beauty, the beautiful aspects of life, and, indeed, music and the arts. He reflects on why he was not born with the same beauty as that boy.

The word Music should be written in capital letters.

In ancient Greece, there were nine Muses, each with a specific role; they were not goddesses, as some poorly researched texts suggest. The Muse of music was Euterpe, known as the Giver of Pleasures. The term "Music" was misinterpreted by the Latin scholars of ancient Rome, leading to the term "Musica," an error in interpretation that resulted in a single synonym. In reality, each Muse represents a distinct activity, tragedy and including lyrical poetry, which was traditionally accompanied by sounds from the ancient Greek lyre.

Two words from today that I will always write in capital letters, Music and Jazz.