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Hereof, where did music come from?

Consequently, the first music may have been invented in Africa and then evolved to become a fundamental constituent of human life. A culture's music is influenced by all other aspects of that culture, including social and economic organization and experience, climate, and access to technology.

Likewise, is music an invention or discovery? Music was not invented but was discovered. Music has been around on this planet as long as the first humans existed. The origin of music is not known as it occurred prior to the advent of recorded history. Some suggest that the origin of music likely stems from naturally occurring sounds and rhythms.

Then, when was music started?

A literal reading of the prehistory of music begins about 40,000 years ago, with Europe on the brink of a momentous change. The region was then home to the Neanderthals, who had inherited it from earlier human species stretching back a million years.

What was the first genre of music?

Rock music began in the early 1950s, relying on various musical genres, including blues, jazz and gospel, as well as country music.