MUSI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Die Antwoord, I Wanna Love You Forever, Kazaa
18 Apr 2018
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Articles from a variety of different disciplines, including sociology, musicology, media studies. However, popular music is more complex and is often defined by: People tend to complain about popular music. Market-orientated product; wanting to make a profit. *music video pop music 101 by marianas trench* Think about how adormo"s ideas and david"s relate to popular music. Key beliefs: culture industry is central to capitalist domination. Economic institutions that employ modes of production. Produces forms of culture as commodities (books, shows, etc) According to adorno, commodification of cultural products leads to standardization of products. > popular music standardized in several ways: number of types that immediately recognizable, small number of structures, small number of components to each song that are interchangeable. What was the music of this period? (1920s - 30s) Think about what adorno was talking about. Jazz music, country (hill billy), blues, race records. Type of variation that exists between standardized products.
