MUS 109 Lecture 2: Lecture2-MusicTerminologyandForms
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These are the things that alex ross criticized about pop music. Pop music and music that reflect popular culture are not the same. Idea that music is not artistic but more like a background medium that is a byproduct of culture according to scholars. These are musical milestones that tend to be romanticized since they were very impactful on people. This seems to push out other smaller genres. Everyone seems to state that music at their time was edgier and more rebellious. People start to criticize if there are any slight changes in their expectations of music like a live performance. Equivocating and stereotypes - how some people like rock since it is more primitive. Frivolous analyses - some start to generate reasons that detract from the reason why that music was created. Arcane connections - people tend to draw far-fetched connections that don"t actually make sense.
