Music does communicate, but we have to learn its language. — Bitter Crank
Can music be appreciated as a form of communication? — Wallows
A military march might not fly at a peace conference. — Bitter Crank
Perhaps music is even more important than language in helping people from different cultures to connect with and understand one another. — Wallows
Music has evolved so much. If I'm not mistaken, it began with songs sung by our ancestors. Then came along instruments. What followed was a combination of the two. Have I left anything out. — TheMadFool
Regarding music and its relationship with us, I'd like to say it began as an expression of emotions. — TheMadFool
But then it evolved and a lot of songs these days have congitive content. Some songs are philosophical, others political, etc. — TheMadFool
Combing logic with good rhetoric is very hard to come by. Don't you think? — TheMadFool
We learn how to identify a melody, and whether it is a happy or sad melody; we learn how to recognize a rhythm; we learn how to recognize harmony; we observe the tempo, the timbre of the instruments and voices, and so forth. We learn that certain melodies, rhythms, tempos, and instrumentations have certain uses. — Bitter Crank
An Irish jig or a polka wouldn't be appropriate at a funeral. A dirge wouldn't suit a wedding. A military march might not fly at a peace conference. — Bitter Crank
The meaning of music isn't natural; it's a human invention, pretty much, and it's a physical thing. The fact that we have two feet and not 5 makes marches and polkas what they are. We can only sing so high and so low, and one can hold a note only so long. If we didn't have fingers, the piano (harpsichord, guitar, flute, bassoon, etc.) would not exist. Our ears can only hear a range of sounds, and our bodies can produce movement (on a keyboard, for instance) only so fast. — Bitter Crank
we come to know "emotive content" before we come to learn it's an effect on other people and thus affect in ourselves, through learning. — Wallows
Platonic. Why do we still appreciate Mozart, Chopin, or Bach to this day? It evokes a sense of aesthetic appeal through emotion or nostalgia further through quite unknown means... — Wallows
Music does communicate, but we have to learn its language.
— Bitter Crank
How? If math is the language of the universe, then what's music the language of? — Shawn
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