Is the Philosophy of Traditional Music Possible?

Abstract

This study examined whether there are any similarities between traditional music and philosophy. Three issues were highlighted in the context of the question of how much philosophy influences traditional music and how much traditional music influences philosophy. The first of these is the hegemonic impact that music and philosophy, as Western pursuits, have on one another. What tradition and traditional music signify as a culture is the study's second issue. The third issue is the nature of the connection—or lack thereof—between philosophy and traditional music. In this study, traditional music and philosophy were discussed on a historical basis, analyzed from a conceptual and cultural perspective, and a method was determined based on common consciousness but not on phenomena.