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The Steps of Cognition

The Systematics of Gaining Knowledge

In its first phase, our process of gaining knowledge in music is of empirical nature.
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This is the stage on which we listeners comprehend the outer sounding musical work in terms of its structure.
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6. 10, 11, 9. 14, 15, 16. 26, 27
5. 9, 6. 10, 10. 16, 17, 17. 28, 29
5. 6, 7, 10. 18, 19, 17. 30, 31
4. 4, 5, 11. 20, 21, 18. 32, 33
1.-3. 1, 2, 12.-14. 23, 24, 19.-21. 35, 36

This empirical comprehension, however, is directly liberated from its narrowness, when our intellect
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begins to examine the tonal patterns
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for their actual individual,
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social and
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cosmic
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content – that is, when it evaluates and assesses them.
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7. 12, 8. 13, 15. 25
4, 6-9, 11, 15-21
6. 11, 7. 12, 8. 13, 9. 14, 15. 25, 16. 26
5. 9, 6. 10, 11, 7. 12, 8. 13, 9. 14, 15, 10. 16, 15. 25, 16. 26, 27, 17. 28
1.-3. 3, 11. 21, 12.-14. 22, 18. 33, 19. 34
1.-3. 2, 3, 12.-14. 22, 23, 19.-21. 34, 35
6. 10, 11, 9. 14, 15, 16. 26, 27
5. 9, 6. 10, 10. 16, 17, 17. 28, 29
5. 6, 7, 10. 18, 19, 17. 30, 31
4. 4, 5, 11. 20, 21, 18. 32, 33