1. The origin of music in human society can be traced back to the very ancient prehistoric times. Before humans had language, they already knew how to use the pitch, strength, etc. of sounds to express their thoughts and feelings. With the development of human labor, chants to unify the rhythm of labor and shouts to convey information to each other gradually emerged. This is the most primitive prototype of music. When people celebrate harvests and share the fruits of labor, they often beat stone and wooden tools to express their feelings. Joy, joy, this is the prototype of the original musical instrument.

2. The ancient two river basins (Tigris River and Euphrates River) were one of the important birthplaces of human culture. The prosperous Mesopotamia region (today's Iran and Iraq) had relatively developed music in the fourth millennium BC. At that time, the Sumerians living in this area already had harp-like instruments and several orchestral instruments.

3. Professional singers and larger bands had emerged in the court at that time. Later, these more advanced musical cultures gradually spread to ancient countries such as Egypt, Greece, India and China, and received further development in these areas in different forms with national colors. Although the development of music varies among ethnic groups and regions, its basic development direction is gradually moving from secular music to religious music.

Extended information

Music is a kind of sound that can produce a ringing effect. It comes from the initial life movement of human beings. They are produced with the birth of human beings and originate with the origin of human beings. , develops along with human development. They are not objects external to human beings, nor are they the original material production of human beings. Rather, they are the products of human beings' initial spiritual activities that are full of emotions and are aware of the existence of external objects.

Music is also an art that reflects human emotions in real life (English name: music; French name: musique; Italian: musica).

Music can be divided into two major types: vocal music and instrumental music, and can also be divided into classical music, pop music, ethnic music, country music, original music, etc. Among art types, music is a relatively abstract art. Music can be divided into ancient Chinese music and Western music from the historical development. The basis of ancient Chinese theory is the pentatonic scale, namely Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu, while the heptatonic scale passed over from the West.

Music is pleasing to the eye and brings you auditory enjoyment. Generally, the duration of a piece of music is about 3 minutes and 28 seconds, which makes people enjoy the time of each piece of music more.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Music