After Adorno Rethinking Music Sociology [Paperback]

Guide to how to do music sociology that argues for a reassessment of Adorno's work.Theodor W. Adorno broached key questions about the role of music in contemporary society and argued that music, through the manner of its compostion, affected consciousness and was a means of social management and control. This book argues that music sociology can be greatly enriched by a return to Adorno's focus on music as a dynamic medium of social life. A guide to 'how to do music sociology' It covers aesthetic ordering, cognition, the emotions and music as a managment device through a series of grounded examples.Theodor W. Adorno broached key questions about the role of music in contemporary society and argued that music, through the manner of its compostion, affected consciousness and was a means of social management and control. This book argues that music sociology can be greatly enriched by a return to Adorno's focus on music as a dynamic medium of social life. A guide to 'how to do music sociology' It covers aesthetic ordering, cognition, the emotions and music as a managment device through a series of grounded examples.Theodor W. Adorno broached key questions about the role of music in contemporary society and argued that it affected consciousness and was a means of social management and control. Asserting that music sociology can be greatly enriched by returning to Adorno's focus on music as a dynamic medium of social life, this book considers cognition, the emotions and music as a management device.Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on background reading; 1. Adorno, 'Defended against his devotees'?; 2. New methods and classic concerns; 3. Music as cognition; 4. How does music channel emotion?; 5. Music and 'control'; 6. After Adorno: Rethinking music sociology.If Adorno paved the way for the disciplines of sociology and musicology to come together, DeNora has brought this interdisciplinary scholarship to a new level of sophistication, showing that the dialogue between musl³q