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"Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it even if we so desired" (Storr). Music is part of our lives though we might not notice it. “No one can reasonably deny musics power. For reasons not entirely understood, music affects the mind, emotions, and even the physical body as no other art form can”(Bonta). Musics interconnection with society can be seen throughout history, and every known culture on the earth has music. Music seems to be one of the basic actions of humans. However, early music was not handed down from generation to generation or recorded, hence, there is no official record of prehistoric music. Even so, there is evidence of prehistoric music from the findings of flutes carved from bones. The influence of music on society can be clearly seen in modern history. When a past society is being examined the key areas that are looked at most closely, the development of a written language, scientific innovation, and art and music capabilities. Music in history took an innovated leap in the Middle Ages, because what was played was written down and kept for others to play later. During this time music also took a step in a different direction then. For the first time there was secular music, up till this point music was sung for one audience, God, so the music was played mostly in the churches. ... They had the country in an up roar, as music was now something enjoyable not just bearable. ...
This was the first, and one most significant social split in music history. Music was now made not only for the church, but also for the people and the courts and crowds. ... Through time, music would grow and become more complicated, elaborate and beautiful. The mid to late 1700’s brought about the next social change in music when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “tried to break out of the mold of eighteenth-century society’s treatment of musicians, but was not completely successful in his attempts” (Yudkin 181).
Approximate Word count = 1491
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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