Music and society in a globalized world
Music and society in a globalized world

Summary/Abstract: Art is a human product in the most complete sense, not just a reflection of economic production but also a social phenomenon, since art cannot be deprived of the context by which it was produced. All music needs to be understood in the duplicity of producer (musician) and user, so much so that it becomes the object of sociology only when it gains social relevance and generates significant consequences. The social sphere itself becomes a resource of meaning for the musical world, as is shown by the practice of musicalization of daily life, or by diverse kinds of music bound to specific lifestyles and cultural ambiences. In sum, in the “global clash”, music continues to be inattentively listened to, a source of panic for (pure) supercilious musicologists, who are unable to conceive the act of listening outside of a concert hall. In the current age, it has to be acknowledged that every musical genre exists depending on other genres, and that each way of making and enjoying music depends on other ways.

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