ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
their field of vision, their ability to see in width and depth, the height or nadir of their
creative thought. Here we stand face to face with the problem of the highest ideal.
The spiritual ideal – Absolute – and striving towards it has been nourishing
classical music for many centuries, starting its development in the Orient, lifting it
higher for the changing demands of different epochs.
Spirituality in its gnosiological aspect means the cognition of the inseparability
of a creative artist and the Creator, with the resulting notions about the highest aims of
life and art. The spiritualization of a human being is the highest aim of art. The ability
for spiritual cognition, as demonstrated by history, does not depend on the church. The
spiritual clairvoyance and spiritual clear ability to perceive were vested to the human
being long before. So it is not any established religion but our way towards the Highest
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