All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music
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| - | "[[All art aspires towards the condition of music]]" is a maxim by [[Walter Pater]]. | + | "[[All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music]]" is a dictum by [[Walter Pater]]. |
| - | The maxim is from an essay on 'The School of [[Giorgione]]' (''[[Fortnightly Review]]'', 1877), and was added to the third edition (1888) of ''[[Studies in the Renaissance]]''. It is much-quoted maxim and reads in full "''All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music''" (i.e. the arts seek to unify [[subject matter]] and [[form]], and music is the only art in which subject and form are seemingly one). | + | The dictum is from an essay titled "[[The School of Giorgione]]" (1877), which was added to the third edition (1888) of ''[[Studies in the Renaissance]]''. It is a much-quoted maxim and means that the arts seek to unify [[subject matter]] and [[form]], and music is the only art in which subject and form are seemingly one. |
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| + | *[[Hierarchy of the arts]] | ||
| + | *[[Medium specificity]] | ||
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| - | *''[[The Condition of Muzak]]'' | + | *''[[The Condition of Muzak]]'' (1977), a novel by Michael Moorcock |
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"All art constantly aspires towards the condition of music" is a dictum by Walter Pater.
The dictum is from an essay titled "The School of Giorgione" (1877), which was added to the third edition (1888) of Studies in the Renaissance. It is a much-quoted maxim and means that the arts seek to unify subject matter and form, and music is the only art in which subject and form are seemingly one.
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See also
- Hierarchy of the arts
- Medium specificity
- Paragone
- The Condition of Muzak (1977), a novel by Michael Moorcock
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