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Music first arose in the Paleolithic period, [46] though it remains unclear as to whether this was the Middle (300,000 to 50,000 BP) or Upper Paleolithic (50,000 to 12,000 BP). [47] The vast majority of Paleolithic instruments have been found in Europe and date to the Upper Paleolithic. [48]
The first studies of Western musical history date back to the middle of the 18th century. G.B. Martini published a three volume history titled Storia della musica [2] (History of Music) between 1757 and 1781. Martin Gerbert published a two volume history of sacred music titled De cantu de musica sacra [3] in 1774.
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. [1] [2] [3] Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. [4]
Hughes discovered that electrical currents varied when sound vibrations were passed through carbon packed into a confined space. His first broadcast was of scratching insects. 1877 : Thomas Edison and Emile Berliner simultaneously invented the first prototypes of the phonograph; 1888 : Thomas Edison introduces the electric motor-driven phonograph
First developed by German audio engineers ca. 1943, two-track recording was rapidly adopted for modern music in the 1950s because it enabled signals from two or more microphones to be recorded separately at the same time (while the use of several microphones to record on the same track had been common since the emergence of the electrical era ...
The previously unknown piece of music by the composer from around 1760 has been discovered in the library's collection. / Credit: Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance via Getty Images
Prehistoric music (previously called primitive music) is a term in the history of music for all music produced in preliterate cultures , beginning somewhere in very late geological history. Prehistoric music is followed by ancient music in different parts of the world, but still exists in isolated areas.
Sarah Kraning first noticed something unusual about herself when she was 8 years old. While listening to music, she would describe seeing different colors associated with the songs.