“We must ask why apparently general musical abilities should be restricted to a chosen few in societies supposed to be culturally more advanced. Does cultural development represent a real advance in human sensitivity, or is it chiefly a diversion for elites and a weapon of class exploitation?” ShouldHumansDoeRealAsksAbilityMusicClassDevelopmentWeaponsMusicalChosenSupposed To BeElitesExploitationSensitivityDiversionMusical Ability Book:How Musical is Man? Source: How Musical is Man?
“Thus, if a composer wants to produce music that is relevant to his contemporaries, his chief problem is not really musical, though it may seem to him to be so; it is a problem of attitude to contemporary society and culture in relation to the basic human problem of learning to be human.” IfsWantHumansMayProblemSeemsCultureAttitudeMusicProduceRelationMusicalContemporaryChiefsRelevantComposerHuman ProblemsContemporary SocietySociety And Culture Book:How Musical is Man? Source: How Musical is Man?
