2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 1: A Basic Overview of Music
Page 2: History
Page 3: The Nattiez Theory
Page 4: Music Quotes
Page 5: Where Is Music Found?
Page 6: Music and Technology
Page 7: My Opinion
3. A BASIC OVERVIEW OF MUSIC
Music is an art. It is made up of sound and silence. Pitch,
tempo, dynamics, rhythm, and volume are all part of music,
but there is no exact definition for it. By performing music,
composers express their feelings, their ideas, or just their
musical talent. They can also mix their culture into it, for every
culture has their own kind of music. Music is a fine art, for the
creations of music is very personal and beautiful. It is
organized sound that is able to collaborate and create a
pleasant sound, or even musician’s sixth sense. A language
only for musicians, it is universal. Sometimes, it is just plain
sound.
4. HISTORY
Music had already existed during the prehistoric ages, so it may have started
about 50,000 years ago. During that time, most music was just the human
voice, along with some possible clapping. The instruments were usually made
of smooth bones with holes in them. That was the most basic flute.
5. MUSIC QUOTES
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”-Bob Marley
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”-Friedrich Nietzsche
“Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can
only happen through music.”-Jimi Hendrix
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”-Ludwig van
Beethoven
“It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of
loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment
and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of
monotony.”-Benjamin Britten
“Where words fail, music speaks.”-Hans Christian Andersen
6. THE NATTIEZ THEORY
Nattiez, a famous musician, invented this chart:
Music
Non-Music
Poietic Level
Musical Sound
Sound (Non-Musical)
Neutral Level
Sound of the Harmonic Spectrum
Noise (Complex Sound)
Esthesic Level
Agreeable Sound
Disagreeable Noise
This chart shows the three levels of music: Poietic, Neutral, and Esthesic. Poietic means
the choice of the composer. That is the level in which the composer is in. That is what
the composer thinks, and how he or she wants the song. Sometimes, the music is
unable to reach the audience. However, only sound the audience likes gets
‘accepted’, and if they do not like the noise, they will not like it.
7. WHERE IS MUSIC FOUND?
When you are watching a movie, there may be a
soundtrack playing in the background. Also, songs
are also considered music, and almost everyone
listens to song. Humming a small tune, or even just
sound is music. Maybe your family is on a road trip,
and you decide to turn the radio on. The sounds
coming out of your radio is music. Most schools have
a fine arts class, so there is music in schools as well.
8. MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY
Music and technology may be two different things,
but they compliment each other. For example, if a
new computer game came out, there almost has to
be some sort of soundtrack playing behind it. Maybe,
during the death of an important character, a sad
piano piece is playing in the background. On the
other hand, dubstep and other music that requires
electronic voices/sounds will require a computer.
9. MY OPINION
Music is an art. It is made up of sound and silence. Pitch,
tempo, dynamics, rhythm, and volume are all part of music,
but there is no exact definition for it. It is a language. When
you learn music, you enter a new world. A musician that has
practiced for years cannot just listen and enjoy music, but
can understand it. What the composer is trying to express is
usually lost to the audience. If you understand music, you
don't just listen to the words, you listen to the actual
experienced musicians could listen to the first four measures
of the song, and then explain the tempo, the chords, and the
key. A true master of music does not play music, but he or she
is able to pull the music out of the instrument.
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Works Cited:
History of Music. Wikipedia, 24 Jan. 2014. Web. 26
Jan. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music>. I got
most of my information on musical history from here.
Music. Wikipedia, 22 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 Jan. 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music>. This website
gave me accurate and trustworthy information.
