| We smile, we love, we cry. We, the human beings | | | | be sung at a specific rhythm. Any deviation from the |
| experience a wide spectrum of emotions in our life. | | | | above rule is considered as a mistake. Even Folk |
| Some of them are expressed while others die in our | | | | music conveys something about the culture and |
| own mind. But from time immemorial, our emotions | | | | lifestyle of a particular region. To be more specific, it |
| have been voiced through music. Music, which is | | | | generally narrates some popular folk tales of that |
| composed of seven distinct tunes, is actually an | | | | region. When lyrics are put in a tune, it becomes a |
| expression of human emotions. | | | | song. However, music can also be purely instrumental |
| Music is characterized by certain qualities like, pitch, | | | | where one derives pleasure from the tune only. |
| melody, rhythm, and frequency. And each type of | | | | Beautiful notes of pianos, violin, guitars, expresses |
| music is again characteristic by certain degrees of | | | | emotions without any words. Music can express most |
| these above mentioned qualities. A rhythmic music | | | | of human emotions. It expresses joy, ecstasy, |
| characterizes joy while a melody expresses romance. | | | | romance, and also sorrows, pathos, and agony. In the |
| Again, a melody also expresses sorrows. For instance, | | | | words of P.B Shelly "Our sweetest songs are those |
| Latin music is mostly featured by rhythm and certain | | | | which tells us our saddest thoughts". Surprisingly, a |
| genre of tune. Latin music is an expression of | | | | simple song which is sung from the heart gives us |
| Bohemian lifestyle which very much complements | | | | more pleasure than a complex one which is often |
| Latin culture. Variation in melodies and rhythm leads to | | | | influenced by human artifacts. Maybe this is a reason |
| expression of varieties of emotions. If we look back to | | | | why pop songs and rocks are also quite popular |
| Western Classical, It connects us to something | | | | today. It is also quite true that likings for particular kind |
| universal about human emotions. It makes us reach a | | | | of music largely depends upon the temperaments of |
| transcendental stage of mind. However some | | | | individuals. This is the reason why some prefer soft |
| composers opine that emotions conveyed through | | | | melodies while some like hard rocks. It can be |
| music is something quite abstract and varies according | | | | reasonably argued that music is not only an expression |
| to the different perception of different individuals. One | | | | of emotions, it is emotion itself. Music without an |
| of the notable composers of Western Classical music | | | | emotional message is like vacuum. It is like a flower |
| was, Ludwig Van Beethoven, who gifted the world | | | | without essence. |
| with musical masterpieces despite of being paralyzed | | | | The impression of music in human mind is beautifully |
| with deafness at very young age (twenty eight). He | | | | depicted by William Wordsworth in his poetry "The |
| can be regarded as the profounder of Romantic era | | | | Solitary Reaper". The poet is mesmerized by the |
| of Western classical. Eastern Classical or specifically | | | | touching song sung by a lass while the latter was |
| Indian Classical music has a number of sections and | | | | reaping in a field. Though the language of the song |
| categories. However the two major sections are | | | | was completely unknown to him, he was deeply |
| Hindustani Music from North India and the Carnatic | | | | moved by the emotions conveyed through the notes |
| Music from South India. | | | | of her song. The music had left an indelible impression |
| Each of the songs are known as "Ragas". The | | | | in his mind and in the later years of his life, he sadly |
| melodies contained in each of these "ragas" reflects | | | | reminisces "The music in my heart I bore, long after it |
| various moods according to different times during the | | | | was heard no more". There are lots of sites on the net |
| day. The Indian Classical music is mainly monophonic, | | | | from where you can send Music Ecards to your |
| that is, it is based on a single line of melody and has to | | | | friends, colleagues and loved ones like 123greetings. |