Imagine you're traveling through the backwoods of north carolina with cecil
sharp in 1916. which of these instruments would you be most likely to find in
someone's home?
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a. fiddle
b. piano
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c. electric guitar
o
d. saxophone

The backwoods of North Carolina...people couldn’t afford pianos, and electric guitars weren’t invented yet. Fiddle just like on Little House on the Prairie... Charles played the fiddle.

The gregorian chant was a major cultural milestone in the middle ages. it was one of the first codified forms of music meant to be played as written, where previously it was difficult to mass-produce and disseminate any music. what's more, these chants were also some of the first examples of musical notation: the notes and bars of today's music sheets are a reflection of centuries of evolution beginning with these chants. it became official throughout the entirety of the catholic church, meaning that nearly all of europe followed this musical notation and styling.