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So, is art music somehow more "art" than regular music?
Now, when I say regular music, I mean the kind of stuff you cover on Sup Forums. Yes, a lot of it is crap, but that's just the nature of there being a lot of artists, the current information overflow of the digital age, and marketing. Let's narrow our focus down on whatever contemporary music communities and critics would consider classics; just fill in the blank for yourself: "____" by ____ is a classic. I'm less here to talk about if the Beatles or Can or Aphex Twin really made a classic, just choose whatever you want as the best candidate (though maybe not pick from abstract jazz, since that already does tend to get treated as art music often anyway). Is it just as art as the "art music" of Western musical canon? Is it just as relevant? Just as interesting, or have artistic depth? Why?
>Also related, I once heard an ethnomusicologist back at University say that classical music is actually folk music in its own way, though I have a feeling classical composers would argue against that.
"Art Music"
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its when you make music for other purposes then topping the charts or being a capitalist scum
no it’s a term insecure pretentious assholes came up with to shame poptimists, despite the fact that they also listen to derivative bullshit. these are the same people that call White Light/White Heat “one of their favorite albums” despite the fact that they’ve probably never listened to the whole thing in one sitting before.
pop music can be art music too you insecure garbage faggot
Literally what are you even talking about?
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art music isn’t a thing. musical expression is art in and of itself, even if it’s for a faceless corporation. not all art is created equal.
people who say they listen to “art music” are insecure
>musical expression is art in and of itself, even if it’s for a faceless corporation. not all art is created equal
good ol' millenial relativist bullshit
>people who say they listen to “art music” are insecure
but why, tho? and in what way does Velvet Underground relate to art music?
Yes, I'm glad you understood the question. However, this chart doesn't answer the question at all. It just affirms "traditional Western classical" values.
First of all, the notion that if something's written down, it's serious, but if it's not written down, then it's popular music, that distinction seems frankly absurd. The only reason music is like that has to do with the happenstance of history, not because written music is inherently more artistic than non-written forms. Also, this chart doesn't address the criticism that so-called classical music isn't a kind of folk music, in that it is tied to specific cultures and has its basis in what we would ordinarily call folk music (though I'm not an ethnomusicologist myself, so I can't give you much more details than that).