for Sounds and Society : Themes in the Sociology of Music

sampled quote: "“…[John] Sheppard’s project is not only [meant] to demonstrate the inherently social nature of music, but in doing so, to rescue it from the theoretical straitjacket forced on it by academic musicologists, and thereby to undermine the hierarchy of musical styles which is sustained by the ‘authorities’ in musical and educational institutions. In turn, this should lead to a renewed understanding of the unique power of music as a medium of communication…” – Peter J. Martin