He had a lot of ideas about what a “perfect” society would look like, and quite a lot to say about music.
He wasn’t exactly the Bill O’Reilly of his time but he was definitely rich, definitely influential, and definitely interested in upholding aristocratic ideals and imparting them on the youth at his Academy. Plato: Education in music is most sovereign, because more than anything else rhythm and harmony find their way to the innermost soul and take the strongest hold upon it, bringing with them and imparting grace if one is rightly trained, and otherwise the contrary. But what is it about music that’s so political? How does it reflect social change? And why are conservative critics so worried about musical tradition? Both rap and New Music were significant indicators of social change within their respective cultures. Narration: It’s true, music is political. Narration: If you don’t know, that’s Bill O’Reilly, former host of the O’Reilly Factor on Fox News and one of the most outspoken “defenders” of American tradition. O’Reilly: The rap industry, for example, often glorifies depraved behavior, and that sinks into the minds of some young people - the group that is most likely to reject religion.
These critics said that the New Musicians were too showy to be considered “proper” musicians, and most importantly, they warned that New Music was a threat to the city of Athens itself. Young, innovative musicians created a new type of music loved by the masses and openly criticised by older, more conservative listeners. In ancient Athens, the development of the so-called “New Music” in the 5th century BCE was considered a very real threat to the upper class of Athenian elites. These musical changes are often labeled the downfall of “polite” society, a threat to traditional values. A couple recent examples should immediately come to mind: jazz in the early 20th century, rock n’ roll in the 1950s, and rap in just the last few decades. Narration: For a large portion of human history, changes in music have been looked at suspiciously, especially when they challenge the status quo set by a political, racial, and religious majority. Plato: There arose as leaders of unmusical illegality poets who were ignorant of what was just and lawful in music and they, being frenzied and unduly possessed by a spirit of pleasure O’Reilly: The rap industry, for example, often glorifies depraved behavior, and that sinks into the minds of some young people Shapiro: There’s a lot of praise that’s put out for particular rappers, who it seems to me are doing something that doesn’t seem innately very difficult. There’s no question that people of faith are being marginalized by a secular media and pernicious entertainment. According to a Pew Research study of more than 35,000 American adults, Christianity’s on the decline. O’Reilly: On the religious front, another poll, very provocative.
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