Im Wesen der Musik liegt es, Freude zu schenken (Aristoteles)

English translation: It is part of the nature of music to give joy.

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German term or phrase:Im Wesen der Musik liegt es, Freude zu schenken (Aristoteles)
English translation:It is part of the nature of music to give joy.
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12:37 May 20, 2003
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German term or phrase: Im Wesen der Musik liegt es, Freude zu schenken (Aristoteles)
Ein Aristoteles-Zitat, weiss jemand die entsprechende Übersetzung ins Englische? Danke im voraus!
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It is part of the nature of music to give joy.
Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-20 12:49:56 (GMT)
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Most of Aristotle\'s views on music can be found in his POLITICS, where he discusses music and education: http://www.piney.com/ArisPolit8.html

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Note added at 2003-05-20 12:54:14 (GMT)
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A free translation would be: MUSIC NATURALLY GIVES PLEASURE.

Check this out: http://www.literaturepage.com/read/treatiseongovernment-193....

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5 +2It is part of the nature of music to give joy.
Ino66 (X)
4 +2The essence of music is joy
Nicole Tata
4 +1The essence of music is joy (Aristotle)
Wenke Geddert
5"The pleasure given by music is natural" (Aristotle)
Fantutti (X)


  

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It is part of the nature of music to give joy.


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-20 12:49:56 (GMT)
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Most of Aristotle\'s views on music can be found in his POLITICS, where he discusses music and education: http://www.piney.com/ArisPolit8.html

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Note added at 2003-05-20 12:54:14 (GMT)
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A free translation would be: MUSIC NATURALLY GIVES PLEASURE.

Check this out: http://www.literaturepage.com/read/treatiseongovernment-193....



Ino66 (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in pair: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lars Finsen: Maybe this is the actual quote (from your first link): music is by nature a thing that has a pleasant sweetness.
17 mins
  -> Could very well be. I am sure there are endless translations of the same quote! Thank you, Lars.

agree  Ron Stelter
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The essence of music is joy


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-20 12:47:52 (GMT)
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That\'s the quote used in the website below:

Saxophone UE 32690 The essence of music is joy. Aristotle Page 7. ...
www.uemusic.at/katalog/WM_en.pdf

hope it helps

Nicole Tata
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agree  Renate FitzRoy: depending on your context, you could modify it to "to give joy"
30 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Ellen Zittinger
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  -> thank you
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The essence of music is joy (Aristotle)


Explanation:
The essence of music is joy (Aristotle)


    Reference: http://www.uemusic.at/katalog/WM_en.pdf
Wenke Geddert
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agree  Nicole Tata: yep - see also my answer above
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"The pleasure given by music is natural" (Aristotle)


Explanation:
This citation of Aristotle is taken from POLITICS, by Aristotle, written 350 B.C.E.

Book Eight

....But music is pursued, not only an alleviation of past toil, but also providing recreation. And who can say whether, having this use, it may not also have a nobler one? In addition to this common pleasure, felt and shared in by all (for **the pleasure given by music is natural**, and therefore adapted to all ages and characters), may it not have also some influence over the character and the soul?....

That's from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

http://sally.fowler.faculty.noctrl.edu?phl220/aristotle~poli...

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