Western Music History (Revised Edition)

Author: Langdomi
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: Music is one of the cultural elements of humanity. It existed long before human language and writing. Birds, animals, insects, and other creatures express their emotions through sounds. Only humans use music to express emotions, which is also the difference between humans and other animals. Therefore, to this day, language and writing require translation, while music does not need any translation. It directly uses musical imagery to express human thoughts and emotions. Moreover, the more a piece of music has ethnic characteristics, the more it is welcomed by people of other ethnicities. All workers in natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences, as well as specialists in politics, military education, and literature and arts, if they do not understand music, their knowledge cannot be considered complete. If they understand and appreciate music, they can actively contribute to their fields and make their lives richer and more meaningful. To achieve this, one must have a basic understanding of music and knowledge of the history of musical development.