A Beat to Freedom

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“All of the arts – poetry, music, ritual, the visual arts, the theatre must singly and together create the most comprehensive art of all, a humanized society, and its masterpiece, freeman.” – Bernard Berenson

In the beginning when man developed the power of reasoning and understanding, the early man realized that he found a certain sense of gratification in the things he saw, heard or did. At first, he was not certain why this was happening or what caused it but he realized it was an important factor in his life. Out of his inquisitiveness, he began to channel his certain beliefs to worshipping deities to ensure a happy life. The early man began to burn, carve, build, dance and chant to honor the supreme beings he worshipped. Out of this combination of activities which the early man believed was necessary for survival, art was born (Sacher & Eversole, 1971).

One of the widely recognized forms of art today is Music. Compared to other art forms, Music does not necessarily need certain objects/tools for it to be created. Unlike painting, which uses a canvass, oil paint, brushes and a satchel or the Sculpture, which uses marble, wood, bronze, chisel and cloth to be done, what a Song needs to be created and labeled art is a composer, a lyric and a tune (Researcher’s own).

This paper aims to explain, analyze and inform the readers the important role played by music not only in informing the people about issues faced by the country in the hands of our leaders but also in shaping the political ideologies of the People from the Spanish era, to the Marcos era, and up until the present times. The first part contains the worldwide definition and implication of the music and the arts. The second part talks about the application of music ...

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