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Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of composition, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice.
Music often plays a key role in social events and religious ceremony. The techniques of making music are often transmitted from as part of a cultural tradition. Music is played in public and private contexts, highlighted at events such as festivals and concerts for various different types of ensembles. Music is used in the production of other media, such as in soundtracks to films, TV shows, operas, and video games.
Listening to music is a common means of entertainment. The culture surrounding music extends into areas of academic study, journalism, philosophy, psychology, and therapy. The music industry includes songwriters, performers, sound engineers, producers, tour organizers, distributors of instruments, accessories, and publishers of sheet music and recordings. Technology facilitating the recording and reproduction of music has historically included sheet music, microphones, phonographs, and tape machines, with playback of digital musics being a common use for MP3 players, CD players, and smartphones. (Full article...)
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Today's Birthdays
- Birthdays in Music: June 8
- Nancy Sinatra, American actress and singer, turns 84.
- Chuck Negron, American vocalist of Three Dog Night fame, turns 82.
- Boz Scaggs, (born William Royce Scaggs) American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, turns 80.
- Emanuel Ax, Grammy-winning American classical pianist, turns 75.
- Bonnie Tyler, (born Gaynor Sullivan) welsh vocalist, turns 73.
- Tony Rice, American singer-songwriter, turns 73.
- Uri Caine, American composer and pianist, turns 68.
- Mick Hucknall, Brit vocalist of Simply Red , turns 64.
- Nick Rhodes, (born Nicholas James Bates) Brit keyboardist of Duran Duran , turns 62.
- Nicci Gilbert, American girl group vocalist of Brownstone , turns 54.
- Kanye West, American rapper and record producer, turns 47.
- Alex Band, (born Alexander Max Band) American vocalist with The Calling, turns 43.
- Derek Trucks, American guitarist, songwriter with Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band and The Allman Brothers Band, turns 45.
- Sturgill Simpson, (born John Sturgill Simpson) American country music singer-songwriter., turns 46.
- Tom Grennan, English singer and songwriter, turns 29.
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