Culture Research Angle Of View On Strauss' Music

In western music history books of the 20th century, German romanticism composer R · Strauss' didn't get high evaluation and usually had mixed reception. Decadent, vulgar, pornography, depravity, estheticism, traditional descendant, these words usually are the labels of his works. In fact, classical music are in difficult development of today, R · Strauss' music can acquire its position on the market and his composition are still very popular. Academic circles with market, critic theories with art practice ,there formed great contrasts.Change the angle of our view, we can have the new perception. We can find the idea of R · Strauss' music ran before his times if we use culture research angle to study his music. He paid attention to female, thought highly of the narrate of daily life, attached importance to Second culture of the youth. As a hypocenter, R ·Strauss 's composition become a power which promote the tide of the culture research of 60s' and 70s' of 20th century.All above words gave us thinking: should the music follow the critics, or should the critics change their idea to study R · Strauss' music again?...