Functions in music

Music is not only for entertainment and for pleasure. There are lots of functions in music. The most important are:

• Commercial.  Jingle. 

• Emotional expression. Right here waiting for you. Richard Marx.

• Symbolic.  National Anthem. USA.

• Ceremonial. Wedding March. A Midsummer Night´s Dream. F. Mendelssohn.

• Social identification. Good Vibrations. The Beach Boys.