Music philosophy
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Music philosophy deals with the "why" and "how" music can be used to control emotion. Although this is usually an indirect consequence of the musician, the aim of this philosophy is to discover an almost scientific method of determining how the artist can direct the listener's emotions with more intention and forethought.
It is not so much about music itself, but using music as a means of controlling emotion.
The Seven Diatonic Modes have been said to produce a different emotional effect:
- Ionian (happy)
- Lydian (airy)
- Mixolydian (bluesy)
- Locrian (sinister)
- Aeolian (sad)
- Dorian (sophisticated)
- Phrygian (Spanish
Music, however, should not be viewed in one closed minded way. The aim of music and its philosophy is to find the ideal music to fulfull the needs it can for mankind. Thus, it is possible that something like heavy metal is better music than say classical Mozart.
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(this is intended as a stem for the collective work of philosophers and musicians.)
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