"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and everything." Plato
DID YOU KNOW?!
THE HARMONICA IS THE BEST-SELLING INSTRUMENT IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." - Mahler
DID YOU KNOW?!
THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF MUSIC HISTORY AND IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO COMPILE IT ALL. NO JOKE.
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Monotony within global media has created a false notion that music starts with Taylor Swift and ends with Mumford & Sons. The most notorious musicians are those you should listen to. Though these celebrities are certainly talented, they do not define music. Many people don't realize the complex history music has. History, in fact, that has been influenced immensely by religion, politics, society, and cultural tradition. Music can be classified according to the following periods:
1 vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion: couples were dancing to the music baroque music - the art or science of composing or performing music: he devoted his life to music - a sound perceived as pleasingly harmonious: the background music of softly lapping water 2 the written or printed signs representing vocal or instrumental sound: Tony learned to read music - the score or scores of a musical composition or compositions: the music was open on a stand Origin: Middle English: from Old French musique, via Latin from Greek mousikē (tekhnē)'(art) of the Muses', from mousa 'muse'