Music Impact On People's Life After The Great Depression
Music not only changed the way people thought, but the way they lived. Music had a huge impact on many people's life during hard times. At times it can be an escape from reality, and it was. During World War 2 and everything that was so hard that was going on, people looked to music to bring them up and make life better. Thomas Edison was the first person to create sound and from then on Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was the first to invent the phonautograph which was a recording device. Little did he know he was a huge start to all music forever. When there was a big change in people's worldview, there was a drastic change in music as well. Many people would agree that music can change lives, for the singer and people listening to it.
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The Great Depression had all started because of money and when the stock market crashed in 1929. During this hard time people didn't necessarily want to listen to music because their emotions were all over the place. Music was also known for being an excitement and bringing better, happier moods. There was this music called swing music that brought an electrifying effect to people and it came out. It was very popular and became known as its own era, this swing music came out in 1930 a year after the Great Depression. People who actually were depressed and upset during this time didn't want to look to swing music because it brought such a happy mood and people didn't want that. “Even though the Great Depression was the initial cause of big bands and swing music. Because of the Great Depression, people had pent up emotions and were physically not ready for any music. When Swing music came along, it had an electrifying effect on people. Swing music swept the country and that to when it was not an easy situation people were undergoing. It unleashed the feelings and excitement that no one was ready for. It was a music that was just for pleasure and meant to be particularly for people who were under tremendous pressure of the Great Depression.” (Kelly
The Great Depression had all started because of money and when the stock market crashed in 1929. During this hard time people didn't necessarily want to listen to music because their emotions were all over the place. Music was also known for being an excitement and bringing better, happier moods. There was this music called swing music that brought an electrifying effect to people and it came out. It was very popular and became known as its own era, this swing music came out in 1930 a year after the Great Depression. People who actually were depressed and upset during this time didn't want to look to swing music because it brought such a happy mood and people didn't want that. “Even though the Great Depression was the initial cause of big bands and swing music. Because of the Great Depression, people had pent up emotions and were physically not ready for any music. When Swing music came along, it had an electrifying effect on people. Swing music swept the country and that to when it was not an easy situation people were undergoing. It unleashed the feelings and excitement that no one was ready for. It was a music that was just for pleasure and meant to be particularly for people who were under tremendous pressure of the Great Depression.” (Kelly