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Categorizing Sound addresses the relationship between categories of music and categories of people, particularly how certain ways of organizing sounds becomes integral to how we perceive ourselves and how we feel connected to some people and disconnected from others. Presenting a series of case studies ranging from race music and old-time music of the 1920s through country and R&B of the 1980s, David Brackett explores the processes by which genres are produced. Using in-depth archival research and sophisticated theorizing about how musical categories are defined, Brackett has produced a markedly original work.

Popular music --- Popular music genres --- Genres, Popular music --- History and criticism. --- Social aspects --- 1920s. --- 1980s. --- 20th century. --- archival research. --- auditory. --- case studies. --- folk music. --- foreign music. --- genres. --- hearing. --- jazz music. --- music genres. --- music production. --- music. --- musical categories. --- musicians. --- old time music. --- philosophy. --- pop music. --- popular music. --- race music. --- rock music. --- sonic. --- soul music. --- sound. --- swing music. --- theory. --- types of music.