MUSIC 139 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Art Music, Clifford Geertz, John Blacking
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Is music a universal language: every human society has some sort of music, but the meaning is not universal, music derives meaning from culture. Culture = an organized system of significant symbols without which human behavior has no meaning clifford geertz: music is humanly constructed, different preferences among different cultures, music and culture are dynamic. What is music: humanly organized sound john blacking. Meaning of music: does meaning reside in music or is it ascribed by people, understanding of music"s meaning is culturally specific. Music that is not anything else, like art or folk music: value judgments between art music and popular music.
