MUSI 1002 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Paul Whiteman, Sound Recording And Reproduction, Eminem
14 Apr 2017
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What is popular music: commercialization, status as a commodity, mass appeal. Considerations include: geographical location, time period and social and cultural context. Standardization: popular music is standardized in several ways. A number of standardized types that are immediately recognizable. A small number of components to each song that are interchangeable. *at the time adorono was writing these theories, popular music was. 1920-140s jazz, blues, broadway music and some folk influence music and timpanaley. Psuedo individualization: the type of variation that exists between standardized products, they only represent surface changes, they do not alter the basic structure. Popular music distinguishes itself through marketing techniques, the structure of personalities in selling. High vs low culture (adorno"s argument: serious vs popular music, difference include. The real difference between serious and popular music was the market. The principles of mass production applied to the production of culture and goods major part of the argument.
