Tuesday, December 7, 2010

importance of music

What would life be without music? The world wouldbe a very quiet place. Music is in many ways the fabric of ourlives and the definition of society. It is a reminder of how thingsonce were, an indication of how things are, and a view of wheresociety is headed. Music is a direct reflection of the picture ofsociety. Music can be a way to deliver messages, a poeticmedium, a fine art, or nothing more than a source ofentertainment. No matter what it is used for, music is the perfectart and our lives would be that much less complete without itthat life as we know it would not at all be the same without Music is the perfect art. It has movement, because itprogresses over a set period of time. All musical works have abeginning and an end. However, music does not restrict theaudience in the way that movies or graphic art does. Thelistener can create whatever image she or he wants to whenlistening to music. It is an art that appeals to the conscious mind,but the best music also appeals to the subconscious. Nothought is required to enjoy good music, though it is often Instrumental music does not bind the listener into a


Music has changed the artistic and non-artistic worldimmeasurably, such that a world without music is nothing morethan a terrifying fantasy. It is as fundamentally inherentas gravity is in the universe. They would take place insilence, a drab, dark world of nothing. Lyrics make it easier forcomposers to bring out their main ideas without expressing themin notesA'not all composers have the power of Beethoven!However, they restrict the images of the musical work in thesame way that prose and poetry limit their subject. It would seem to be like a silent film, with no incidental ortheme music to augment the otherwise bland actors. AriverA*s flowing sound fills out the harmony. A day in a world without music might proceed like this:One would awaken to the sound of a radio announcer speakingabout politics. The work day would beterribly boring, since the office would not have any decorations(these would have been made by artists who had beeninfluenced by music).. The rustle of leaves in the wind is the highest string section. The evening movie would be almostmute. With mankind being surrounded by natureA*sMusic, he has no choice but to make music of his own. Teenagers turn topopular music for their philosophies and get a sense of theirplace in the world. MusicA*s socialinfluence is ever-present.

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