| [ Music ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): siwon (snowbird) 날 짜 (Date): 1994년06월06일(월) 19시47분58초 KDT 제 목(Title): appreciation of music I had a kind of brain-storming chat with my friends on the appreciation of music. We compared the nature of appreciation with those of other academic fields as well. The more we talked about the essence of appreciation, the sharper the contrast was---fundamental differences in the understanding of science and music. For instance, it seems to be almost impossible to find a short cut in the appreciation of music. We may learn about Einstein's theory of relativity in a text book without ever having read his original paper, but Bach's Fugue must be heard to be understood. Since the essence of music has always had something to do with its form: time and space, we cannot be satisfied simply with a synopsis or a quick fix to know Bach's ideas on Fugue. We must always refer to the original piece when it comes to a work of art---we must listen to the original work. In this context, it is no wonder why opera is a difficult genre to understand for beginners. The appreciation of music seems to be, in part, the practice of patience. For those who may like a synopsis type of work for less efforts, I would like to quote the following passage that we talked at the end: The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. ---Albert Camus, the Myth of Sisyphus |