Alan D
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Posted: Jan. 30 2010, 16:34 |
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| Quote (Harmono @ Jan. 30 2010, 18:46) | [/quote]
[quote=Alan D,Jan. 30 2010, 13:13]I remember, somewhat clearly, that one of the 'elements' mentioned is the actual physical sound of an instrument, how it pleases the listener. I recall you giving a detailed description of four 'elements' in form of a list. ...
So I have one 'element', the sound. But what are the others? |
I'm racking my brain to try to recall what it was I must have been saying - I haven't found a thread like the one you describe yet, but your description does sound very much like one of Blake's ideas. Blake thought that our response to art (or life, for that matter) could be divided into four 'elements' which we could think of roughly as
1. the senses
2. the intellect
3. the emotions
4. the imagination
And Blake would have said we need to find some way of unifying these elements when we respond to art (eg music). So, we should be aware of our sensual response (which I think is the one you refer to when you talk about the physical sound); we should 'feel' the music (emotional response); we should be able to follow its structure, rationally (intellectual response); and the imagination is capable of rising above all these and combining them, leading to something like inspiration, or a kind of exalted state, when everything comes together as it should. The point is that each of the elements is important, but none of them, individually, is enough.
Does this ring any bells? (Tubular, or otherwise?)
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