"A Matter of Representation"
-"Picture" theory of meaning: language represents an external reality
-Aesthetics attempts to apply this idea to art/music.
-Leads to "art for art's sake"
-The idea the music represents a reality outside of itself, an absolute truth.
-Wittgenstein & others: language and music constructs reality rather than represents it
-This is antithetical to aesthetics: music's meaning is in what is does, not in what it represents.
-Music is a performing art, not anything static.
-Music is a part of society. It contributes to and is affected by society.
-Aesthetics isn't enough. It leaves a lot out. It's exclusive, elitist, non-participatory.
-Constructivist view: art's purpose is to construct & communicate new perceptions; studying music is also studying your participation in it
-We need both views together, to work in "counterpoint."
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