Makarenko G. Music is the methaart in irrationalistic aesthetics of XIX century.

The thesis is dedicated to the analysis of musical art in a context of irrationalistic philosophy of XIX century. Determining the irrationalism as the answer to crisis of traditional rationalistic philosophy, competitor for degree pick out aesthetic views of A.Shopengauer and F.Nitzshe and gives reason a view on music as a kind of arts which are capable to execute a function of methaart. The author concept is strengthend by the references to the creative heritage of Richard Wagner. The outstanding german composer, admiring ideas of A.Shopengauer, at the same time, had considerable influencing on formation aethtetic and art outlook of a F.Nitzshe. Being guided by the logic of an theoretical heredity line "Shopengauer - Wagner - Nitzshe", competitor for degree underlines value of such aesthetic problems as art natural gifts, genius, mythological thinking, creation and perception of an art image, etc. The author of the candidate thesis combines the theoretical analysis and consideration of development ofpractical musical (opera) art to integral whole.