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- About a million years ago, the common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans had the vocal anatomy to "sing" like us, but it's impossible to know if they did. Another important component of music is rhythm. Our early ancestors may have created rhythmic music by clapping their hands.
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Many theories have been proposed by scholars from a wide range of disciplines, though none has achieved broad approval. Most cultures have their own mythical origins concerning the invention of music, generally rooted in their respective mythological, religious or philosophical beliefs.
By studying fossils, we can establish that once our ancestors had the horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone in the throat in a similar position to modern humans, they would have had the physical ability to sing as we can. That date is over 530,000 years ago. Read more:
Feb 14, 2018 · The Ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman worlds are often seen as the beginning of “Western civilisation” and it is clear that music was a key ingredient in the lives of the people inhabiting those worlds. Humans construct their civilisations, one way or another. And it appears their worlds have long been musical ones.
- Anton Killin
- 2018
Mar 19, 2021 · 2000 years ago. We are not finished yet, for music has a ghostly proto-life. The ancient Greeks devised an elaborate theory of music, and invented types of musical scale we still use today,...
Feb 12, 2019 · While cultural evolution will never explain all aspects of music, it offers a useful theoretical framework for understanding diversity and change in the world’s music.
- Patrick E. Savage
- psavage@sfc.keio.ac.jp
- 2019
3 days ago · From the early days of simple rhythms and sounds to the wide variety of music we have today, it’s clear that music is a fundamental part of being human. And the journey is far from over. Every day, people around the world are creating new music, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and finding new ways to express themselves.
Jun 20, 2017 · Has music always been important in human society, and if so, why? These are some of the questions explored in a recent Hypothesis and Theory article published in Frontiers in Sociology.
