Music - Expression of Emotions!

We smile, we love, we cry. We, the human beingsbe 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 ourmusic conveys something about the culture and
own mind. But from time immemorial, our emotionslifestyle of a particular region. To be more specific, it
have been voiced through music. Music, which isgenerally narrates some popular folk tales of that
composed of seven distinct tunes, is actually anregion. 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 ofBeautiful notes of pianos, violin, guitars, expresses
music is again characteristic by certain degrees ofemotions without any words. Music can express most
these above mentioned qualities. A rhythmic musicof 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 certainwhich tells us our saddest thoughts". Surprisingly, a
genre of tune. Latin music is an expression ofsimple song which is sung from the heart gives us
Bohemian lifestyle which very much complementsmore pleasure than a complex one which is often
Latin culture. Variation in melodies and rhythm leads toinfluenced by human artifacts. Maybe this is a reason
expression of varieties of emotions. If we look back towhy pop songs and rocks are also quite popular
Western Classical, It connects us to somethingtoday. It is also quite true that likings for particular kind
universal about human emotions. It makes us reach aof music largely depends upon the temperaments of
transcendental stage of mind. However someindividuals. This is the reason why some prefer soft
composers opine that emotions conveyed throughmelodies while some like hard rocks. It can be
music is something quite abstract and varies accordingreasonably argued that music is not only an expression
to the different perception of different individuals. Oneof emotions, it is emotion itself. Music without an
of the notable composers of Western Classical musicemotional message is like vacuum. It is like a flower
was, Ludwig Van Beethoven, who gifted the worldwithout essence.
with musical masterpieces despite of being paralyzedThe impression of music in human mind is beautifully
with deafness at very young age (twenty eight). Hedepicted by William Wordsworth in his poetry "The
can be regarded as the profounder of Romantic eraSolitary Reaper". The poet is mesmerized by the
of Western classical. Eastern Classical or specificallytouching song sung by a lass while the latter was
Indian Classical music has a number of sections andreaping in a field. Though the language of the song
categories. However the two major sections arewas completely unknown to him, he was deeply
Hindustani Music from North India and the Carnaticmoved 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". Thein his mind and in the later years of his life, he sadly
melodies contained in each of these "ragas" reflectsreminisces "The music in my heart I bore, long after it
various moods according to different times during thewas 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 tofriends, colleagues and loved ones like 123greetings.