The Universal Language
Regardless of where or when you'd lived, music is known to have the power to move one to tears of joy or of despair. Since the beginning of the art form, it has grown and developed in countless ways that have shaped us more then any of us would realize. Sometime around the 1890's we discussed a facet of the development of music that particularly caught my eye. When new recording techniques were discovered, music made the transition to be a multicultural art form that breaks the barriers of time and space.
No longer was music restricted by regional boundaries. It could be shared across the world and evolved to a form of mass media that could be saved throughout generations. Due to this globalization of music, I believe it played a major role in introducing a new culture birthed by the the mixture of world music. No longer was the divide of music defined by regions for it now found a new divide in genre.
People young and old, eastern and western, can now listen to the same exact music which was not possible before recorded music. I found this completely incredible in terms of culture and society. It acts as a way to meld society and gaps between differences among people. Now everyone has access to the same messages found in music as every one else and slowly but surely, it further connects humanity as a whole and are core human values. Regardless of where your from and what language you speak you can now be moved my music from around the world allowing us to bond and connect of something worldwide.
Despite all the changes in pop culture throughout different generations, the introduction of recorded music has allowed us to retain a very significant part of our history. I am unapologetic to say I am one of the people who cherishes old and classical music in all its forms(90.5 on the radio if you were wondering). Had it not been for recorded music I wouldn't be allowed this insight into society's past. We would not know what people had listened to back then, nor would we understand the changes that caused our culture to shift towards different forms.
No longer was music restricted by regional boundaries. It could be shared across the world and evolved to a form of mass media that could be saved throughout generations. Due to this globalization of music, I believe it played a major role in introducing a new culture birthed by the the mixture of world music. No longer was the divide of music defined by regions for it now found a new divide in genre.
People young and old, eastern and western, can now listen to the same exact music which was not possible before recorded music. I found this completely incredible in terms of culture and society. It acts as a way to meld society and gaps between differences among people. Now everyone has access to the same messages found in music as every one else and slowly but surely, it further connects humanity as a whole and are core human values. Regardless of where your from and what language you speak you can now be moved my music from around the world allowing us to bond and connect of something worldwide.
Despite all the changes in pop culture throughout different generations, the introduction of recorded music has allowed us to retain a very significant part of our history. I am unapologetic to say I am one of the people who cherishes old and classical music in all its forms(90.5 on the radio if you were wondering). Had it not been for recorded music I wouldn't be allowed this insight into society's past. We would not know what people had listened to back then, nor would we understand the changes that caused our culture to shift towards different forms.
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