Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The uniqueness of Music

By Jeremy Daniel


They say that some ailments that humans suffer from cannot be cured through the use of medicines but can sometimes be cured through Music. This is called music therapy. Sounds surprising, isn't it? But this is what music can do. Music has been a part of a number of cultures from primitive days. The transformation that music has gone through from the time it has come into existence has been extensive. Music has seen a transformation from the way it has been formulated to the way it is documented.

Music may be very easily categorized into unique forms by the nature of the pitch, rhythm, texture and timbre. You can find many diverse forms of music that are enjoyed some of them becoming pop, rock, western and Indian. Music is so well-known and is so widely accepted that an whole market runs on it. This could be the billion dollar music industry and has played a pretty vital role in bringing entertainment to a complete new level. The definition of music itself modifications from 1 culture to a further and from one society to one more.

But simply put music can be defined as a pleasantness that is created when meaningful slots of sound and calmness combine. The power of music is so strong that it plays a very crucial role in any opening ceremony of any major event where representatives of a number of countries assemble. Thus music plays the role of bringing nations together as well. There is no other tool as powerful as that of music which plays such a crucial role in bringing nations together.

One more uniqueness of this form of art may be the very truth in which it can be interpreted across the world. Irrespective as to which country you belong to and which nationality you possess it is actually extremely vital to realize that language of music is universal.

You might be French but you can still enjoy listening to an English song as the language of music is universal and also unique. In olden days, kings and queens of many countries used to boast about the prosperity of their kingdom by ensuring that a panel of court singers was always present to sing about the country's greatness, consisting of the best talents that anyone could find in the world. In those times music was performed as a stage art and the trend continues even now.

Over a period of time, music has stored onto compact discs or rather CDs as they are called and with the advent of technology and intervention by mankind, it has led to the free availability of music on the internet which is ready to be downloaded whenever wanted.

Music has therefore played a very vital role in transforming lives ensuring that the sense of 1 universal becoming still remains. Music becoming a facet of the many art forms has also played a very crucial role in providing means of livelihood through the development of the multi-billion dollar worth music business. Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Backstreet boys, Justin Beiber have all became so popular only because of one frequent element that they binds them and which is music.




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