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 μουσική (mousike; "art of
the Muses").
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 individual
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 between music and mathematics. 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."
Musicologist Jean-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.
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