Popularna glazba u ogledalu različitih teorija
Popular Music in the Mirror of Various Theories

Summary/Abstract: Considering that popular music is a dominant form in the music culture of most people, there is a need of research today in order to determine the opinion of examinees as to how music influences the quality of life and what importance they attach to music in their life. Some 99 examinees of various profiles and ages participated in the research. The aim of the research was to find out how much the media of today influence the taste of individuals and whether they are aware of that influence. The results of the research will show what the perception of people is regarding popular music, and how good they are at identifying its different genres. The first part of this paper familiarizes us with (ethno) musicology and explains the term the world music. After Tin Pan Alley phase, there follow the theories related to the popular music of theoreticians Adorno, Middleton and Frith. The chapter about jazz investigates the question whether this genre belongs to popular or artistic music. This is followed by a short review of different phases of rock & roll, electronic music, popular music in Croatia and the question of commercialization of traditional music. The last chapter is reserved for an online research that has given us an sight into the way the individuals relate to popular music at present time.

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