Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. ... Through survey research, tastes in popular music are understood as being shaped by a person's gender, age, social class background, and race/ethnicity. ... " This is unlike serious music, which is "non-standardized," and "[every] detail derives its musical sense from the concrete totality of the piece" (1941, 303–305). ...

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