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Music: For Other Uses, See

Music is an art form that uses sound as its medium. It originated in prehistoric times and has been an important part of human culture ever since. Music can be organized compositions or improvised forms, and it exists in many genres and styles. While it is traditionally thought of as tones arranged melodically and harmonically, some modern composers believe any sound could be considered music. The definition of music has varied across cultures and eras.

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Music is an art form that uses sound as its medium. It originated in prehistoric times and has been an important part of human culture ever since. Music can be organized compositions or improvised forms, and it exists in many genres and styles. While it is traditionally thought of as tones arranged melodically and harmonically, some modern composers believe any sound could be considered music. The definition of music has varied across cultures and eras.

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Music

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For other uses, see Music (disambiguation).

Music

A painting on an Ancient Greek vase depicts a music lesson (c. 510 BC).

Medium

Sound

Originating culture

various

Originating era

Paleolithic

Performing arts

Major forms

Ballet

Dance

Music (opera) Theatre Minor forms

Circus skills

Magic

Mime Puppetry

Speech Genres

Comedy

Drama

Epic

Lyrical Romance

Tragedy

Tragicomedy Satire

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony),rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek (mousike; "art of the Muses").[1] The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to aleatoric forms. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle, sometimes open to personal interpretation, and

occasionally controversial. Within the arts, music may be classified as a performing art, a fine art, and auditory art. It may also be divided among art music and folk music. There is also a strong connection betweenmusic and mathematics.[2] Music may be played and heard live, may be part of a dramatic work or film, or may be recorded. To many people in many cultures, music is an important part of their way of life. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, "There is no noise, only sound."[3] MusicologistJean-Jacques Nattiez summarizes the relativist, post-modern viewpoint: "The border between music and noise is always culturally defined which implies that, even within a single society, this border does not always pass through the same place; in short, there is rarely a consensus ... By all accounts there is no single and intercultural universal concept defining what music might be."[4]
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