Music and it's evolution ...

Music is a sense sublime of something far more deeply interfused whose dwelling is in the light of the setting sun, and in the round ocean, and in the living air, and in the clear blue sky, and in the heart of man. Music is a pristine language of human emotions, it is the spontaneous overflow of powerful, maybe sudden feelings in one’s heart. Music is not only sophistication of the Victorian intellectual but also the earthly rustic tunes of the bauls of Bengal. Music is a wide reality, it is beyond borders, it is free. It is the only sensuous pleasure without vice. It is something that millions of hearts crave for. It’s expanse is vast, it stretches right from the guitar of Bon Jovi to the sitar of Pandit Ravi Shakar.

Through the years man has evolved and so has music. In yesteryears a simple farmer used to sing to wade of the difficulties of his hard labour and today modern and urbanized man listens to that latest gizmo called the ipod to manage stress well. Nevertheless, music plays its part. Through the years music has been effecting man’s life in some of the other way. Its effect has been enriching and profound. Earlier creative people were multitalented geniuses, they were painters, poets, lyricists and music was their passion. Besides being a passion music started creeping into the customs and traditions later on, Christmas carols, the music of the festive dhak, wedding songs and many more. Then came independent countries and music, rather a national anthem was patronized. Now music comes to us in the form of films, The ultra modern form of music – the reality shows where the entire country is searched for one voice to be the Indian Idol. So this evolution of music is apparent yet insignificant. What it was, it remains today – an assemblage of the seven chords. Whether “do-re-me-fa-so-la-ti” or “sa-re-ma-ga-pa-dha-ni” music makes its presence felt.