ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on the sheer beauty of music, the evocative power of music, passive listening, the collective excitement and bonding of music, the coercive power of music, and the dynamic power of rhythm. The current study has extended past research by elucidating the multiple roles of music in society, music’s transformative abilities, the pervasive presence and function of music in today’s society, the coherence of a musical experience, and Schopenhauer’s metaphysics of music. pp. 215–220

Keywords: power of music, rhythm, society, musical experience