The role of music in the evolution of humanity bull; Reveals how a hierarchy of initiates; evolved spiritual intelligences; and devas actively influenced the musical compositions of geniuses to transmit great truths through music bull; Explores the influence of the classical composers Bach; Handel; Beethoven; Mendelssohn; Chopin; Schumann; Wagner; and Strauss--from Beethovenrsquo;s influence on the creation of psychoanalysis to Chopinrsquo;s musical influence on the emancipation of women Composer and author Cyril Scott explores the role of music in the evolution of humanity and shows how it has pushed human evolution forward. He explains that music has a profound effect on history; morals; and culture and is a more potent force in the molding of character than religious creeds or moral philosophies. Whereas mediocre musicians reflect only their own times; inspired ones help determine the character of the future. Exploring the works of classical composers such as Bach; Handel; Beethoven; Mendelssohn; Schumann; Chopin; Wagner; and Strauss; Scott reveals how their compositions were actively influenced by a hierarchy of initiates; evolved spiritual intelligences; and devas to make the way fertile for human spiritual evolution. Scott explains how humans are composed not only of a physical body; emotional body; and a mental body but also a sensation body that acts as the bridge between the physical realm and the hierarchy of initiates. Scott shows how the music of great composers affects not only those listening but also society as a whole--from Beethovenrsquo;s influence on the creation of psychoanalysis to Chopinrsquo;s musical influence on the emancipation of women.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Well Written Biography on an Important Figure in Gilded Age ArtBy Jeffrey MorseburgKenyon Cox came from a distinguished family. His father was a Civil War general; the Governor of Ohio and one of the few men in Grants cabinet who was not touched by scandal. Cox was a sickly young man and; once he discovered his passion for art; it would not be deterred or deferred. Later a classicist; he was initially enthralled by Fortuny and other "bravura" painters. He studied at home in Ohio; then in Philadelphia; and then it was off to Paris with a modest allowance. He became fast friends with the ill-fated Theodore Robinson and a number of other young American painters and it is his hands that are in Sargents famous El Jaleo.Cox first studied in the studio of the "chic" (which then meant a bravura-style painter) portraitist Carolus-Duran; then at the Academie Julian and finally; in the atelier of Jean-Leon Gerome; where he found his true home. He wrote beautiful letters home; began writing art reviews and articles on painting and; for the rest of his life; wrote and painted. Once back home in America; he became one of the leading figures of the era now known as "The American Renaissance" where artists; sculptors and architects worked together to create public spaces with timeless art and he always struggled financially. Unfortunately; while the architects like Sanford White may still be well known; most of the artists and sculptors of the American Renaissance have sunk into a sad obscurity. Kenyon Cox wrote for a number of magazines and his writing was periodically collected into books of essays. In his essays; Cox always defended traditional; representational painting against the new forms of art; which rejected the classical approach entirely. Cox was thus a worthwhile - and perhaps overdue - figure for a biography and Professor Morgan - who has fortunately made a career out of Cox and some of his comrades - has written a very readable and not overly long biography of Cox. If you have an interest in American Art; French Salon and Academic Painting or the American Impressionist era; then this is a work that should be on your bookshelf.