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Music and Culture
Since the beginning of time, the world has had
a fascination with music. It has been at the forefront of
every social gathering and in
every society. Music has a way of setting a tone for any
venue, and whether it includes lyrics or not, it speaks to all of
us. It seems as though every culture in the world has its own
preferred style of music. The rhythms are developed through generations, and seem
to evolve in never-ending chain. However, despite all of its evolution, each culture
still is able to maintain its own style, and heritage.
Much like speech, music has a way of
changing to suit its own society, yet still maintain its base. If
you look at the differences in American music, you can see
how
it changes for even a generation. Some would say that each
generation of people carry their style of music with them throughout
their life. Music that appeals to teens today, will most likely not appeal to
older adults. However, as today's teens grow older, they will still
maintain some partiality for the
style of music they enjoy listening to now. This theory can be
seen by taking a look at our elderly society. When they were teens,
they enjoyed a style of music that was produced by quartets, and small
orchestras. Glenn Miller and Luis Armstrong were popular. Even today, most of
that generation still enjoys the same style of music, and is not usually
inspired by the same music that today's teens listen to.
Music and culture are intertwined. They both evolve in the same
way, and they both affect the others evolution. It's almost as
if one is a sort of metaphor for the other. When one thinks of
culture, they often first think of the music that is represented
by it, and visa verse.
It really does not matter what style of music a person listens
to or prefers. The fact is that music speaks to everyone in its
own way. It is what that person feels when they hear music that
can help shape both, the person and the music. In time, they
become a part of each other. They will each have an affect on
the other, and they will each carry the other forever.
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