Progression of music
DISSERTATION LITERATURE REVIEW
In this literature review we will be looking at reading based around the idea of
progression within music. Comparisons between different pieces of text
regarding the current position of music, and if possible, the future of music
and how it can progress.
The main books in discussion will consist of, “Simon Reynolds:Retromania”,
“David Gauntlett:Making is Connecting”, Attali:The Political Economy of Music.
A lot of the quotes that will be in discussion will revolve around the theme of
“post repetition”. This is a theory regarding the structure or stage of current
music, an idea Attali briefly discusses in context with three other previous
stages he believes to have occurred. This also explains the choice to discuss
“Retromania”, the themes from this book tie in with the concept of repetition
and revolves around firm beliefs that current music, and also society are
trapped in the past. However “Making is connecting” takes a more subjective
role in the discussion as it is primarily based around the individual creator in
the sense of their feeling and creativity, and does not so much involve the
influence of any capitalist ideas.
We will first draw some theories from Attali.
Attali’s book, (The Political Economy of Music) strikes an interest as Attali
draws up the comparison of Music running alongside society, and at points
beyond. In short, Attali draws the comparison in which music runs along side
social order and how the mindset of society, at any given time, is reflected
onto the art of music. Not just in the literal sense as would be applied to such
era’s as Punk, but in the progression of music over time.
"its styles and economic organization are ahead of the rest of society because
it explores, much faster than material reality can, the entire range of
possibilities in a given code.” (Attali,1977)
Here Attali is
In this literature review we will be looking at reading based around the idea of
progression within music. Comparisons between different pieces of text
regarding the current position of music, and if possible, the future of music
and how it can progress.
The main books in discussion will consist of, “Simon Reynolds:Retromania”,
“David Gauntlett:Making is Connecting”, Attali:The Political Economy of Music.
A lot of the quotes that will be in discussion will revolve around the theme of
“post repetition”. This is a theory regarding the structure or stage of current
music, an idea Attali briefly discusses in context with three other previous
stages he believes to have occurred. This also explains the choice to discuss
“Retromania”, the themes from this book tie in with the concept of repetition
and revolves around firm beliefs that current music, and also society are
trapped in the past. However “Making is connecting” takes a more subjective
role in the discussion as it is primarily based around the individual creator in
the sense of their feeling and creativity, and does not so much involve the
influence of any capitalist ideas.
We will first draw some theories from Attali.
Attali’s book, (The Political Economy of Music) strikes an interest as Attali
draws up the comparison of Music running alongside society, and at points
beyond. In short, Attali draws the comparison in which music runs along side
social order and how the mindset of society, at any given time, is reflected
onto the art of music. Not just in the literal sense as would be applied to such
era’s as Punk, but in the progression of music over time.
"its styles and economic organization are ahead of the rest of society because
it explores, much faster than material reality can, the entire range of
possibilities in a given code.” (Attali,1977)
Here Attali is