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2007 Abstracts Stage 2

Has Music Lost its Artistic Value? The Popularisation of Music in the 20th Century

Caitriona Butcher, 2007, Stage 2

TERRITORY: The history of popular music in the 20th century. Looking at: growth in access, development of technology, social and cultural changes through the decades. OBJECTS: Arnold Schoenberg & The Rolling Stones. I will be using each as a case study, pre and post war, to show changes in ideologies in the music, change in their status as musicians, how has the music industry changed them. SOCIAL CHANGE: Exploring the social political and cultural changes that have directly influenced music culture, music industry, music ideologies. Also looking the influence of the media through the decades with the development in T.V. radio and internet. What role has capitalism played in music culture? CONCEPTS: Primarily Artistic Value using Theodor Adorno and Simon Frith as my core texts. Also more briefly looking at Hegel on aesthetics and Marx on capitalism and the role they play in popular music.

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