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From Bach fugues to Indonesian gamelan, from nursery rhymes to rock, music has cast its light into every corner of human culture. But why music excites such dee

Music is a mobile art. When people move to faraway places, whether by choice or by force, they bring their music along. Music creates a meaningful point of cont

Music has been examined from multiple perspectives: as a product of human history, for example, or a product of human culture. But there is also a long traditio