Vernacular music
Term used to describe ordinary, everyday music
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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] Typically, vernacular music, like a number of oral/aural art forms (dance, sport, handicrafts, and so forth), is taught via processes of demonstration, imitation, and critique. It often entails knowledge- and skills-transmission from an elder or more experienced practitioner to a learning or aspiring one.
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
Further reading
Peter Van Der Merwe (2004). Roots of the Classical: The Popular Origins of Western Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-816647-4.
