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Among scholars in the humanities, a broader range of definitions have been proposed about popular music. Frans Birrer (1985, p. 104) gives four conceptions or definitions of "popular" music: 1. * Normative definitions. Popular music is an inferior type. 2. * Negative definitions. Popular music is music that is not something else (usually 'folk' or 'art' music). 3. * Sociological definitions. Popular music is associated with (produced for or by) a particular social group. 4. * Technologico-economic definitions. Popular music is disseminated by mass media and/or in a mass market.

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  • Among scholars in the humanities, a broader range of definitions have been proposed about popular music. Frans Birrer (1985, p. 104) gives four conceptions or definitions of "popular" music: 1. * Normative definitions. Popular music is an inferior type. 2. * Negative definitions. Popular music is music that is not something else (usually 'folk' or 'art' music). 3. * Sociological definitions. Popular music is associated with (produced for or by) a particular social group. 4. * Technologico-economic definitions. Popular music is disseminated by mass media and/or in a mass market.
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  • Popular music
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  • Among scholars in the humanities, a broader range of definitions have been proposed about popular music. Frans Birrer (1985, p. 104) gives four conceptions or definitions of "popular" music: 1. * Normative definitions. Popular music is an inferior type. 2. * Negative definitions. Popular music is music that is not something else (usually 'folk' or 'art' music). 3. * Sociological definitions. Popular music is associated with (produced for or by) a particular social group. 4. * Technologico-economic definitions. Popular music is disseminated by mass media and/or in a mass market. All of these, according to Middleton (1990,p.4) "are interest-bound; none is satisfactory." According to Hall (1978, p.6-7), "The assumption...that you might know before you looked at cultural traditions in general what, at any particular time, was a part of the elite culture or of popular culture is untenable." Thus popular music must be comprehended in relation to the broader musical field (Middleton 1990, p.11). Bennett (1980, p.153-218) distinguishes between 'primary' and 'secondary' popular culture, the first being mass product and the second being local re-production, discussed further below. "While repetition is a feature of all music, of any sort, a high level of repetition may be a specific mark of 'the popular', enabling an inclusive rather than exclusive audience." (Middleton 1990, p.139)
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