Chapter 42 Summary:
Chapter 42, The Power of Rock Music by Simon Frith, is about that people focus on the words of rock music when we must understand it as a form of music. People look at the words and analyze the song from that. But in actuality the impact of rock music is in the the music itself. There are two important parts in the music, sounds and music. And overall rock music is made "in order to have emotional, social, physical, commercial results" and not just music for the sake of it. We listen to music for the emotional aspect of it.
Key Terms:
-Rock Music: A primitive form of music that is made of sound and music
-Words: The lyrical aspect of rock music
-Lyrical Analysis: Analyzing the words and lyrics of the music for the meaning
-Prelinguistic Devices: The sounds and rhythms of the music
Chapter 43
In chapter 43, Artistic Texts by Yuri Lotman, Lotman explained why art is considered as text and that art is a complicated matter. Art contains messages and we as a society see everything as art, nothing is bad art because each hold a message. The message is interpreted in different ways depending on the person and since it is complicated we take a small message the first time and go back to uncover more.
Key Terms:
-Art: Art is a text because it contains a message for the viewers
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