The sociological examine of music, generally referred to as sociomusicology, is often pursued in departments of sociology, media studies, or music, and is carefully related to the field of ethnomusicology. When the composer of a song or piece is not known, this music is commonly categorized as “traditional” or as a “folk song”. Different musical traditions have completely different attitudes in the direction of how and where to make changes to the original supply materials, from fairly strict, to these that demand improvisation or modification to the music.
While Romantic era classical music from the mid- to late-1800s makes nice use of dramatic changes of dynamics, from whispering pianissimo sections to thunderous fortissimo sections, some complete Baroque dance suites for harpsichord from the early 1700s could use a single dynamic. To give another instance, while some art music items, similar to symphonies are very long, some pop songs are only …