“The theoretical act involves ‘observing the self observing the music’ (37).
“The logic and sense of music are different from the logic of propositions” (71-72).
“Before becoming a cultural artifact, a style,
or an object of study, music is a presence” (80).
“But to inhabit the world of music, it is necessary to be able to identify that world and refer to it, not its representative. And the only way to refer to it is by reflecting on it as a phenomenal object which one’s abilities recognize to be expressive” (298).
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