What is it that my whole body really expects of music?
I believe, its own ease:
as if all animal functions should be quickened
by easy, bold, exuberant, self-assured rhythms;
as if iron leaded life should lose its gravity through golden,
tender, oil-smooth melodies.
My melancholy wants to rest in the hiding-places and abysses of
perfection: that is why I need music.
Nietzsche contra Wagner is a critical essay by Friedrich Nietzsche,
written in his last year of lucidity (1888-1889).
In it Nietzsche describes why he parted ways with his
one-time idol and friend, Richard Wagner.
Nietzsche evaluates Wagner's philosophy on tonality, music and art;
he admires Wagner's power to emote and express himself,
but largely disdains what Nietzsche calls his religious biases.
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