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UNOBVIOUS FUNCTIONS OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN HUMAN LIFE AND SOCIETY
UNOBVIOUS FUNCTIONS OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN HUMAN LIFE AND SOCIETY

Author(s): Khrystyna Kazymyriv
Subject(s): Music, Sociology of Art
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Instrumental music; Art; Impact of music on human life;

Summary/Abstract: To understand what music means in the life of a person and society, we must at least consider the issue: What is music? Music is an art that probably represents a mass of riddles that are discussed by scientists from various fields. This is inherent in its nature. Let us have a look at the discussion what music is. According to the most common definitions music is organized sound, but this idea is not comprehensive, so researchers are constantly trying to clarify it. Therefore a number of different interpretations are formed. They vary from idealism through nominalism, realism, anti-realism to Platonism.

  • Issue Year: 69/2021
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 251-255
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English