Beautiful Mystery

Before ear training, dictation lessons, and learning a brass instrument, when I listened music I heard it as a whole -- one harmonious work. After, those skills had been developed I not only heard it as a one harmonious work, but also simultaneously heard all of the individual parts by themselves, and was able to understand how they worked together. It’s almost like I can hear a piece of music subjectively and objectively at the same time, when before it was only an objective view that I obtained. It is irreversible now, I cannot listen to a piece of music without seeing it from this perspective. It is almost like a curse because I can no longer just absorb; I must intake, analyze, and define. The lack of mystery to me, even after our discussion in class, does not appear to maximize a work’s beauty. There is beauty in the unknown. Because of this perspective, I understand music, and what I understand feels less intimidating to approach because it seems less of a challenge. Like with a end goal, if you know how to get there, the journey is less anxious. In the article he stated that beautiful things are difficult. After students learn a piece of music they find it beautiful even if they fist did not. This is not because they understand it more and think that it is more beautiful. The beauty is in the hard work it took, not the music itself. The piece of music is therefore a symbol of their dedication. The more difficult the piece, the more work you have to put into it. I would not be quick to say that the more difficult the piece, the more understanding there is obtain. It is the journey of finding understanding not the understanding itself. From an existential point of view would life be as beautiful if we knew why we were here? It's not meaning itself, but finding a purpose in life that give it meaning. Therefore mystery is beautiful because it initiates this curiosity to find an answer.

Question: If a piece of music is more beautiful the second or third time it is heard, than is improvisation less beautiful?