Music
is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time so
as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative
composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and
timbre.
It
is also the vocal or instrumental sounds possessing
a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm. Music can
also be when an aesthetically pleasing or harmonious
sound or combination of sounds are produced example
the music of the water falling from a tap in a vessel.
Most
of the time music is kept in memory and performance
only. If handed down orally, this music may be considered
"traditional" or not considered composed
by individuals. Different musical traditions have
different attitudes towards how and where to make
changes to the original source. If the music is written
down, it is generally in some manner which attempts
to capture both what should be heard by listeners,
and what the musician should do to perform the music.
In
most of the parts of the world music is a part of
everyday life. Chanting and singing during religious
rites and festivals are very common. Music as a performing
art is very usual among Indians. It was also among
the seventeenth-century New England settlers who used
music during their religious observances by chanting
psalms in the meeting house as an important communal
activity.
By
the end of the century psalm singing had become dissonant
since worshipers could no longer read the musical
patterns in the religious book. The right rendering
of tunes was of lesser importance than religious passion
so many ministers and musical refreshers, observed
the teaching of musical notation to restore order
in the community. Regular singing soon gave rise to
the development of singing schools and the creation
of music for secular entertainment.
The
revolutionary war saw a flowering of musical creativity.
Supporters of the American cause quite often changed
the words of British songs, such as "Yankee Doodle,"
to taunt their adversaries. The immediate post revolutionary
cultural climate was one of optimism that Americans
could create their own culture free of English influence.
In
the 1850s, the call for an independent American music
was heard again, this time from a composer whose New
York lectures in the early fifties inspired an interest
in the development of an American musical language.
But the drive for cultural independence fell short.
With
the wars came the marches and sentimental songs that
spoke of home, wives, mothers and children became
popular. Composers and entrepreneurs printed many
of these. In the second half of the century, many
successful American composers had studied in Europe
and adopted the romantic style despite the ongoing
arguments for an American music. Many men who earned
their livelihoods as professors achieved respectability
with works that bore considerable resemblance to similar
pieces being composed in Europe at the time.
In
the end of the century, major orchestras came up in
New York. Smaller communities observed performances
by local bands, which reflected the popular taste
for dances, marches, and synchronizing excerpts. The
troupes moving throughout the country, performed combined
comedic episodes, scenes from Shakespeare's plays,
dancing, and minstrel songs performed in black face.
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