Orpheus and the Ideology

As an idealist, I often find it easy to symbolise and epitomise objects and characters so as to represent something, an ideal or a thought, or even forms of art or higher-thinking. It is more enjoyable for me to see an object, like a crucifix for example, to perhaps hold special properties, to be a symbol of Christian faith, and to be holy and blessed from God in its own right. Indeed, there is a plethora of veritable proportions of symbols and images that have come to epitomise and represent their chosen domain, be it the arts or religion or emotions or action. Many idealists have composed works on the ideals of love for example, or the ideals of philosophy; the ideals of chivalry are one such example. Almost anything imaginable has an idealistic thought to it, a symbol that represents it. And are there ideals for music? Yes. When one thinks of the absolute pinnacle of the musician’s craft, the highest achievement a musician could attain, one might suggest that Beethoven or Mozart, ...