Музиката и ежедневният живот. Тринайсета глава
Music and Everyday Life. Chapter 13

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the presence of music in everyday life and the shifting relationships between sound, noise and social space in contemporary culture. It examines the extent to which the public broadcasting of music is acceptable and whether it is perceived more as a form of noise pollution (musical pollution). The author analyzes how sound recording technologies and mass media transform music into a constant daily background – in both private and public spaces. The article also concentrate on the problem of silence and the social functions of music – as a tool for space organizing and as emotional regulation instrument.

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