Distinctions between music and noise are always politically constructed, not neutral

Evidence

For the definition of what constitutes music, then and now, was always a political one. — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 166

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 166
• XREF: connects to: Noise is fundamentally subjective rather than an objective property of sound — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 614; Sacred Noise is authority to make sound without censure — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 264; Noise by-laws function as ethnographic records of cultural sound attitudes — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 646 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Noise by-laws function as ethnographic records of cultural sound attitudes #exemplifies (0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 646
• The same expressive act carries different weight depending on setting noise and activity #expands (0.85)
• Sacred Noise is authority to make sound without censure #expands (0.80) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 264
• Lo-fi soundscapes erase the distinction between signal and noise #exemplifies (0.75)
• Noise is fundamentally subjective rather than an objective property of sound #complicates (0.70) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 614
• Base noise protests are driven by what the noise symbolizes #exemplifies (0.60)