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... Music is immediate, it goes on to become. ... This quote best explains the complex art of music. Music is an elaborate art form that will always remain ever changing. Music developed drastically from its beginning in the Prehistoric era to the 14th Century.
The exact origin of music is unknown. It is known that music was used in prehistoric times in magical or spiritual rituals but no other use is known. This knowledge is borne out of the fact that music still forms a vital part of most religious ceremonies today.
The history of Greek music is problematic. Although there are frequent references to musical performance in Greek manuscripts, there are less than twelve fragments of actual Greek music, including both vocal and instrumental music, that have survived. ...
For the Greeks, music was of divine origin. According to Greek mythology, the gods themselves invented music and its instruments. Many of the early myths told of the powerful effects of music. Music played an important part in both the public and private lives of the Greeks. ... Greek music was built up of a series of distinct modes, each with its own name. According to the doctrine of ethos, each mode was so powerful that it gave music the ability to influence human actions in a precise way. ...
In later Greek history the doctrine of ethos was widely argued by the most philosophical of men.
Approximate Word count = 1153
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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