Life Without Music

[happyfilmluvguy]

I have often imagined what the world would be like had music, rhythm, and beat never existed.

I know it is hard not to compare a world without music and a world with music, but for whomever would like to take a real challenge, describe what the world would be like had music, rhythm, and beat never existed, WITHOUT comparing. By comparing, you are saying that music does indeed exist, which is truth. But the fictional side is that these had never existed, and a much more real look would not include the comparison of the two worlds, fact and fiction.

For everyone else who find it difficult to NOT compare, what do you think the world would be like had music, rhythm and beat never existed?

 

[Jack Scorpion]

No poetry. The entire history of literature, going back to the oral traditions, which were originally sung, would have had to develop in an entirely different form. I think philosophy would be more widely circulated than fiction in today's world, because writing wouldn't be as important as ideas.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

That's definitely a interesting way of looking at it.

Music has such an influence on people that it would be interesting to think what it would be like had it never existed. Music grabs your attention, it insprires, it changed your thoughts, it brings you happiness, hopefulness, glory, redemption, among so many other things. A lot would be so altered in a way we can only imagine, and what an image it would be.

Poetry does have rhythm, whether it rhymes or not, every word makes the writing complete.

 

[Paisley]

Without music, there would be no dancing. Dancing, for those who lead high-stress lives, as all our ancient ancestors did, is a means of relieving frustration and feeling joy. They'd have had to find another means of doing that: perhaps energetic screaming, shouting profanity, tearing things up, roughousing or worse, drinking, and of course rolling in the hay. Some might say they'd have instead tried relaxation, but for me, that has just never worked to relieve serious frustration and anger. I think humans would have been more crude without music.

 

[CanadaDoll]

I wonder if people would smile as much without music.[huh]

 

[pigeon toe]

I just cannot imagine a world without music. Along the lines of what Jack Scorpion said, without music, I wonder how the visual arts would have developed. Though not directly related, I cannot imagine how people could come to express themselves through painting, sculpture, photography, etc. without ever trying to express themselves through sound or music. It's not really possible, in my eyes, to have fine art without music or song, since they both come from the same place of expression.

 

[DeeDub]

No music, no time, no life

I just cannot imagine a world without music. Along the lines of what Jack Scorpion said, without music, I wonder how the visual arts would have developed. Though not directly related, I cannot imagine how people could come to express themselves through painting, sculpture, photography, etc. without ever trying to express themselves through sound or music. It's not really possible, in my eyes, to have fine art without music or song, since they both come from the same place of expression.

Very often, music is closely linked to other arts. Compare music, visual art, clothing, and architecture of the Baroque era, you'll find similarity there. The impressionist painters hung out with the impressionist composers and apparently influenced one another. Artists can't help but be influenced by their surroundings and, especially, other artists.

I'd also like to observe that, for some of us, music provides reference points in time. I equate certain musical works, both popular song and more "serious" works with times in my life. Hearing a top-40 song gives me instant access to memories from when that song was on the charts. Certain classical works remind me of my time as a music student. I doubt that my memories would be as vivid or as immediate without the musical landmarks to guide me.