Vernacular music explained
Vernacular music is ordinary, everyday music such as popular and folk music. It is defined partly in terms of its accessibility, standing in contrast to art music.[1] Vernacular music may overlap with non-vernacular, particular in the context of musical commerce, and is often informed by the developments of non-vernacular traditions.[2]
The sales of phonograph records played a dominant role in spreading a cultural taste for popular and vernacular music styles.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Jochen Eisentraut. The Accessibility of Music: Participation, Reception, and Contact. 2013. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-02483-0. 177, 196–197.
- Book: Krummel, Donald William. Bibliographical Handbook of American Music. registration. 1987. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-01450-5. 113.
- Book: Kenney, William Howland. Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890–1945. 2003. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-517177-8. 11.
