Sounds and Society(English, Paperback, Martin Peter J.)

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Sounds and Society(English, Paperback, Martin Peter J.) is written by Martin Peter J. and published by Manchester University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0719032245 (ISBN 10) and 9780719032240 (ISBN 13).

In this introduction to the social analysis of music, the author argues that musical meaning must be understood as socially constructed, rather than inherent, and that the notion of a correspondance between social and musical structures is highly problematic. An alternative approach, based on the "social action" perspective is outlined, and the book concludes with a discussion of the social situation of music in advanced capitalist society. The text draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to avant-garde jazz.