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But instruments and song may be far, far older. In his book The Descent Of Man, Charles Darwin wondered whether our language abilities had started with singing, and if that was the reason for our pleasure in music.
Jun 20, 2017 · How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use?
4 days ago · Have you ever wondered how music began? How did humans first start making sounds and rhythms that felt good and brought people together? Let’s take a journey back in time and explore the early beginnings of music and how music evolved over time. The Dawn of Music. Music is as old as humanity itself.
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Jun 19, 2017 · We discuss the stages of hominid anatomy that permit music to be perceived and created, with the likelihood of both Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens both being capable. The earlier hominid ability to emit sounds of variable pitch with some meaning shows that music at its simplest level must have predated speech.
Mar 8, 2022 · As human musical sounds flow into us and move us, we are embedded in nested forms of music: the experience of themes and variations within the piece; the tension between novelty and tradition...
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Jun 20, 2017 · How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use?
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Oct 24, 2013 · This book brings together evidence from these fields, and more, in investigating the evolutionary origins of our musical abilities, the nature of music, and the earliest archaeological evidence for musical activities amongst our ancestors.
