Scientifically music is the organisation of vibrations. However Blacking(1973) stated `Music is a humanly organised sound`. This quote heavily implies that music is human and because of this it is important to understand, why we acquire our musical taste, is it individual or a social product and why we as humans use music; this is what I will be discussing during this essay. Using theorists like Raphael Nowak, Theodor Adorno, Pierre Bourdieu, D.Hesmonhalgh and Simon Frith during this essay will help answer the key questions and provide a clear insight to why music is important.
Taste is defined by the Oxford dictionary as ` A person 's tendency to like or be interested in something. ` Raphael Nowak stated he believes `taste is an umbrella …show more content…
Does this mean that musical tastes are purely an individual concept like Glevarec and Pinet suggest or are created by social circumstances? Theodor Aderno (Frankfurt School of theory) believe that our musical taste is purely social due to the industry creating a sense of need within the audience. `Modern Capital is burdened by the problem of overproduction markets can only be stimulated by creating needs`. With the overproduction of music it is creating a uniform into what music should sound like or we cannot listen to it, like the opera. The Chinese opera to Europeans doesn 't sound aesthetically pleasing due to it not conforming to the set tones and ideals European opera accept. Pierre Bourdieu`s book A social critique of the judgement of taste also believes taste is formed by society, thus strengthening the idea music taste is a social construct. Bourdieu supports the idea that music taste is a production of class. A persons musical preference depends on their, Cultural practices (Museum trips, concerts), education and upbringing. Also your type of education level is linked in with the taste of music. Bourdieu believes all these elements will create your musical
Taste is defined by the Oxford dictionary as ` A person 's tendency to like or be interested in something. ` Raphael Nowak stated he believes `taste is an umbrella …show more content…
Does this mean that musical tastes are purely an individual concept like Glevarec and Pinet suggest or are created by social circumstances? Theodor Aderno (Frankfurt School of theory) believe that our musical taste is purely social due to the industry creating a sense of need within the audience. `Modern Capital is burdened by the problem of overproduction markets can only be stimulated by creating needs`. With the overproduction of music it is creating a uniform into what music should sound like or we cannot listen to it, like the opera. The Chinese opera to Europeans doesn 't sound aesthetically pleasing due to it not conforming to the set tones and ideals European opera accept. Pierre Bourdieu`s book A social critique of the judgement of taste also believes taste is formed by society, thus strengthening the idea music taste is a social construct. Bourdieu supports the idea that music taste is a production of class. A persons musical preference depends on their, Cultural practices (Museum trips, concerts), education and upbringing. Also your type of education level is linked in with the taste of music. Bourdieu believes all these elements will create your musical