History of music

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:For the academic study of history of music, see Music history.

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Human music has a long and complex history. It may predate language (and certainly predates the written word) and is found in every known culture, past and present, varying wildly between times and places.

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A culture's music is influenced by all other aspects of that culture, including social and economic organization, climate, and access to technology. The emotions and ideas that music expresses, the situations that music is played and listened to in, and the attitudes toward music players and composers all vary between regions and periods.

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"Music history" is the distinct subfield of musicology and history which studies the history of music theory.

Related Topics:
Music history - Musicology - History - Music theory

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