One key role and context for music is as an accompaniment for social dance. Since the minuet and waltz are less popular dance forms than they once were, their

One key role and context for music is as an accompaniment for social dance. Since the minuet and waltz are less popular dance forms than they once were, their accompanying music is less likely to be played in that context. The effect goes beyond classical music into popular music, where formerly popular dances and their accompanying music go out of style and the latter is rarely played. There also seems to be an appetite for novelty, from "dance crazes" to currently popular dance videos on social media.