Music in the aspect of the genesis of art

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of the genesis of musical art. To date, the problem of the origin of music is one of the most undeveloped. The historical and archaeological direction can explore only what has been preserved and presented in material media. Therefore, the genesis of musical art is practically impossible to verify. Nevertheless, there is also a fundamentally different way of studying the genesis of musical art, since ontogenesis to a certain extent reproduces some essential stages of phylogenesis, since the study of children’s musical abilities, often manifested almost from the moment of birth of a child, can also provide answers to questions related to the genesis of music as such. In addition, the study of the folklore tradition of peoples who are almost at the primitive stage of development is also able to reveal the most important stages of the formation of music. But the main problem remains the definition of the ontological status of music, its rootedness in being. Mythology has already tried to give an answer to this question, although it is the philosophical analysis and ontological justifications for the existence of this art form that are crucial in the development of music. The article holds the position that the aesthetic and philosophical consideration of music not only sums up the already existing state of musical art, but also opens up new ways of further development. In addition, the relationship between music theory and practice is emphasized, which does not always precede its theoretical understanding, but is a consequence of certain theoretical constructions and conclusions.