The Use Of Philosophy And Thinking In Music Analysis

The primary purpose of this article is to exert the methodology of"Philosophical thinking and applying"(“哲理运思”)on analyzing music,in order to obtain profound understanding and sensibility of music technique,music art and music philosophy.The writer based on Chinese Philosophy,by uniting the perspective of “达 Da·类 Lei·私 Si”("General·Class·Individual")and “道 Dao·形Xing·器 Qi”("Law·Scheme·Item"),and three lines of musical practice of "Composition·Performance·Aesthetic",together with outstanding music composition,QiGang Chen《Five Elements》,to thoroughly elaborate the distinguishing features of philosophy analytic-methods.This will lead to the following theories:Firstly,three key elements(time,sound and practice)that comprises music;Secondly,three key tasks of musical practice:to enhance people’s spiritual level(the distillation from“器Qi”("Item")to“形Xing”("Scheme"),to simulate the highest prototype of music(normally understood as“道Dao”("Law")of subject),and to arrive at“无为Wu Wei”("Non-acting")through music(to pursue“道Dao”("Law")of object)Meanwhile,the writer analyze deeply the music style of composer QiGang Chen deeply,which united both sprits and form.