![]() ![]() And this is because of notation, which allows us to think of a song or other musical work as a product or commodity to be preserved, taught and learned, brought and sold. Musical styles that stem from the European tradition are the core of music-making throughout the world today, a level of influence that surpasses any language or religion. But our story begins when Europeans came up with the idea of putting sound on paper - the concept of musical notation, which is not unique to Western culture (music notation from China dates back at least 2,500 years) but has defined the development of Western music and allowed for its astonishing variety, diffusion, and "staying power". ![]() Humans have been using sound to enhance their communication for thousands of years - in fact, some scholars argue that what we call "song" may have been the earliest form of speech. ![]() How did the balance between music as activity and as product affect musicians and their patrons? How did society and musical institutions change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance? ![]()
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