The history of music predates the written word and is tied to the
development of each unique human culture. The development of music among
humans occurred against the backdrop of natural sounds such as birdsong
and the sounds other animals use to communicate.
Prehistoric music, once more commonly called primitive music, is the
name given to all music produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory),
beginning somewhere in very late geological history.
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is
impossible to be silent." - Victor Hugo
"Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will
find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body." -
Oliver Wendell Holmes