Music has always been and will most probably always be a major part of our daily lives. From the middle ages to the modern day world from the baroque uncertainty to the rap of today music has dominated our view of life and made the long days (or short depends on the point of view) of our existence more enjoyable.
Music however is not considered a grand thing in all societies, for example muslims believe that music pollutes the mind with improper thoughts and is thus banned entirely from all mosques and religious services (though there is a brand of islam called sufism that believes in the positive power of music).
The music of the past has changed almost entirely compared to that of todays world the baroque eras slow and touching pieces have evolved (or mutilated once again point of view) into songs of love and pain.
The differences in music however can be seen even without looking into the past. Most people have a certain type of music which they enjoy be it the majestic and compelling classical music pieces or the rough more vocal (cant think of a better word for more orientated towards the lyrics) rap music which most probably has a slightly different kind of listening audience.
The feelings however behind the words and musical melodies have not changed though. The feelings of a bard and the feelings of a twenty-first century musician may be completely the same they just had a different way of expressing their emotions, because that is what music is. The expression of the emotions people either experience themselves or imagine from the stories and tales they read or hear about.
I personally don't believe that all the artists that write about love have actually experienced it, but the lyrics and the melodies are still compelling and attract peoples attention (even with the almost obvious lies ).
Music is an everlasting part of human life however and a necessary part of it bringing a joy and feeling of happiness with it to those who care to listen and embrace the motes the musicians play. Thats it.
p.s. hope you actually read atleast some of this :D
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Funny, interesting and cool. Very good.
ReplyDeleteFew notes, though:
"From the middle ages to the modern day world from the baroque uncertainty to the rap of today* music has dominated our view of life and made the long days (or short depends on the point of view) of our existence more enjoyable."
*a comma here would be in order, eh?
"Music* however* is not " Commas?
Generally speaking, commas are usually put in places where you would gasp for breath or just pause in normal speech.
Moreover, try to use less paretheses, too much and you end up confusing the reader.
thats true..very true.. (i struggle with commas even in finnish :D)
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