Abstract
The Fugal Structure as a Reflection of the Polyphonic Pattern of the World
Highlights
Extended AbstractIn contrast to other arts, music is prolonged and organized in time
Music represents the knowledge about the wholeness and unity of the word
The potential field in music texts was analyzed by Arkadiev (1993) who suggested that music appears as a structuralized silence, and that the silent accents in music play even more important roles than its sounds
Summary
In contrast to other arts, music is prolonged and organized in time It can be viewed as a reflection from the infinity (potential field) into the finite set of sounds. Aristotle analyzed music within the horizon of ‘practical philosophy’ contrary to Pythagoras: music intends to “produce” (poiesis) something which is related to the ‘ethical character’, and has a cathartic (or cleaning) effect on the soul In his views, music is more an ethical activity and less a pure mathematical creation. In J.S. Bach’s music, the Logos governs the ideal world (of Pythagoras and Plato), and in Beethoven’s music the Physis (the real world of Aristotle) exhibits itself, while Mozart represents that Elusive (fugacior in Latin), which unites them both and is personified as a Holy Spirit in the Christian tradition or as Eros in Plato’s philosophy. Bach’s music represents the internal creative logic of thought while Beethoven reflects and recreates the process of implementation of thought into the real world
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