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While it's an interesting derivation, Schoenberg was eager to explain that his book was about teaching practical skills and understanding. He prefaced his deri
by odyssey7 5y ago
While it's an interesting derivation, Schoenberg was eager to explain that his book was about teaching practical skills and understanding.
He prefaced his derivation with the statement: "Therefore, whenever I theorize, it is less important whether these theories be right than whether they be useful as comparisons to clarify the object and to give the study perspective."
This is something I find compelling about Schoenberg. He doesn't claim to know more than he does, he's just presenting a useful mental model.
- flurie 5y agoIt sounds like we agree? I recommend that intro because it's practical, especially for someone who is likely an adult asking what a major chord is.
- odyssey7 5y agoThis might just be a word choice thing, I think I took issue with it being labeled the answer -- Schoenberg didn't want it to be considered definitive, but merely useful. An overarching theme of the book was his philosophy that no eternal aesthetic laws were known to exist, so he was careful not to make definitive claims unless he could really be sure about them.