Transcendentalism: Ralph Waldo Emerson And Henry David Thoreau

Transcendentalism redefined the relationship between spiritual experiences and reasoning by arising the idea that God has a relationship with the individual through nature opposed to through bibles and churches and other religious materials. Transcendentalism was led by transcendentalists like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau who did not reject religion but rather emphasized the individual's part in religion. Transcendentalists often believed that individuals were naturally good and had unlimited potential and the set “rules” of religion corrupts the potential of the individual. Nature and individualism are two aspects of transcendentalism that redefined the understanding of life and relationships and we are given many examples of

Transcendentalism caused music to become a form of aesthetic expressions. Transcendentalism is often linked to a more contemporary style of music and artists whose main influences were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. The music of the transcendentalist movement often considered with the ideas emphasized by europeans about the perception and emotion on beauty and individualism. Music was considered an important form of expression and it manifests both beauty of nature and the ability to portray the relationships through one's natural self. Charles Edward Ives was one of the most important artists in the transcendental era , he was not liked by many people though . Charles Edward Ives was an American composer of the mid-nineteenth century. Charles Edward Ives not only composed music but he also wrote essays regarding his compositions and how they connected to transcendentalism. Ives’ main drive was that music was a way of expression of reality which mixes individuality and objectivity. These different influences helped impact music in terms of composition and their tone. Emerson's work influenced the perception of modern music and beauty, the beauty being found in both the body and the soul. John Sullivan Dwight critiqued the music and its connection to transcendentalism and he said that “beauty is implied soul, a moral end, a meaning of some sort.” The transcendentalism had an impact on two genres of music, neo-classical European music and American folk songs. People often perceived that the tones and beats of the music were portraying some sort of emotion and the power in the overall outcome touched the listeners. Charles Ives and John Dwight believed that Beethoven's music fell into the category of transcendentalism by displaying the dark and disorderliness of individuals. They also said that Beethoven's music manifested complex ideas and messages in a simple way. Ives said that the way