Christoph Türcke “Philosophy of Music”: The origins of music are terrible
In his seminal work "Philosophy of Music," philosopher Christoph Türcke delves into the mysteries of this supreme of arts. He deciphers its archaic origins.
The fourth and final day of the Leipzig Book Fair 2016: Author Christoph Türcke presents his book Teacher Twilight on the Blue Sofa. Day 4 of the Leipzig Book Fair Christian Grube/imago
What is a tone? How does it differ from mere noise? What is the interplay between the emergence of music and the painful, tens of thousands of years-long transition of humanity from pure nature to culture? And: what actually happens in the brief time when a violinist strokes or draws a long, drawn-out tone from his instrument? What is the relationship between this tone and the ones that come after it?
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