How does music contribute to the creation of a nation? Explain how cultural practices although “invented” and “real,” do not have to be “natural.”
What will be an ideal response?
- Music informs us about the essence of a people (nation); different nation-states are reflected in their different "national" musics along with their other cultural practices.
- Cultural practices, while invented and not necessarily natural, are nonetheless real.
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