<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The development of analog sound recording in the nineteenth century and its widespread use throughout the twentieth century had a huge impact on the development of music . Before analog sound recording was invented, most music was listened to by hearing a live performance, or by singing or playing a song or piece . Throughout the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and through much of the Romantic music era, the main way that songs and instrumental pieces were "recorded" was by notating the piece in music notation . While music notation indicates the pitches of the melody and their rhythm, the notation is not like a 2010 - era sound recording . Indeed, in the Medieval era, Gregorian chant did not indicate the rhythm of the chant . In the Baroque era, instrumental pieces often lack a tempo indication and usually none of the ornaments were written down . As a result, each performance of a song or piece would be slightly different . </P> <P> With the development of analog sound recording, though, a performance could be permanently fixed, in all of its elements: pitch, rhythm, timbre, ornaments and expression . This meant that many more elements of a performance would be captured and disseminated to other listeners . The development of sound recording also enabled a much larger proportion of people to hear famous orchestras, operas, singers and bands, because even if a non-wealthy person could not afford to hear the live concert, she or he might be able to afford to buy the recording . The availability of sound recording thus helped to spread musical styles to new regions, countries and continents . The cultural influence went in a number of directions . Sound recordings enabled Western music lovers to hear actual recordings of Asian, Middle Eastern and African groups and performers, increasing awareness of non-Western musical styles . At the same time, sound recordings enabled non-Western music lovers to hear the most famous North American and European groups and singers . </P>

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