Children are our best opera composers! We know that Moses, the author of Pentateuch (although some scholars argue he was not), knew of and enjoyed music, especially the singing of the shepherds on the outskirt of Mount Sinai, his regular hangout. Children’s conversation and communication is in rhythmic sing-song syllabic mode. Persuasive theories suggest that the early man’s speech, like the natural occurring sounds, was sung. The ancient man perceived the sound of the wind, rustling of leaves, and undulating tall grass as desirable, appealing sensations. Thus, in French, we have accent aigue, accent grave, and accent circumflex-guides to phonetic enunciation of vowels that may be traced back to Sumerians. As for man-made music, archeologists and anthropologists have deciphered communications of Sumerians on the walls of their caves to have special sings (accents) similar to musical notes to introduce modification and modulation of sounds. The rhythmic undulation of grass and the mesmerizing sound of Brownian motion of cytoplasm and protoplasm produced music billions of years ago. The winds blowing through the trees eons ago was music. Music existed way before there was a Neolithic man to discover, enjoy, and finally describe it in musical notes and terms. This column is devoted to bridging the gap between basic sciences, medicine, the arts, and humanities.
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