Aesthetics of Musical Art Or The Theory Of Beautiful In Music By Dr.Ferdinand Hand. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include : The First Book Of The Nature of Music Of the music of Nature in general Of tone Rhythm The relation of tones on acuteness and gravity The music of nature beyond the human sphere Of the music of mankind Music the product of free self-activity of the mind Music the immediate representation of the activity of the feelings Music the product of the spirituality and of the totality of the powers of the mind Melody Harmony Free play in tone pictures Modification of expression Subordination to the idea of beauty.