Eduard Hanslick (jan 1, 1825 – jan 1, 1904)
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a German Bohemian music critic.Absolute Music
A. While many non-German composers decried the “universalist pretensions” of the “New
German School” to be at heart nationalistic, the most famous opposition came from the Viennese critic and historian Eduard Hanslick.
B. His tract “On the Musically Beautiful” argued for a different aesthetic than the “New German
School.”
C. He valued music for its absolute and abstract character.
D. He blended form and feeling together, instead of opposing each other.
E. Hanslick favored timeless musical values over the intentions of the composer or reception of the listener, and this was an entirely new concept.
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Date:
jan 1, 1825
jan 1, 1904
~ 79 years