Music and Subjectivity

galt54 · 07-07-2024, 01:43 AM

On the "cerebral", "theoretical" level I am certain that music is *not* subjective. There *are* objectively valid standards of quality in music.

But in practice music sure *seems* to be subjective. There are people out there who adore music (or "music") which I despise. And it goes without saying that I cannot prove that my taste is superior.

07-07-2024, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
galt54 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: A suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Posts: 191	On the "cerebral", "theoretical" level I am certain that music is not subjective. There are objectively valid standards of quality in music. But in practice music sure seems to be subjective. There are people out there who adore music (or "music") which I despise. And it goes without saying that I cannot prove that my taste is superior.