Is music a universal language?

Music is deeply related to math, and that's what makes it universal.
Music, by the way, is the math of the universe. Austrian composer Joseph Haydn clearly saw that connection when he wrote his masterwork oratorio "The Creation".

I’m pretty sure I asked this exact same question multiple years ago


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Ok turns out it wasn’t exactly the exact same wording 🤔

When i studied at music school the first two weeks were a study in rhythm alone.
In that time we learned to read and write all rhythms. It was fascinating.
Some folk were so gifted they could hear a piece of music and see it in there heads as it would be written down in a score.
Others could look at a sheet of music and hear it instantaneously.
Other folk could tell you what note the toulet flushes in.

Assuming species outside our own communicate w sounds ?
Then yes .

not sure about universal... but definitely a global language

Maybe. That's how music connecting us.

Music, broadly speaking, is something that appeals to almost everyone. We don't all like the same music, but most of us appreciate music in some form and value what it adds to our lives.

No. Chinese music is quite different from European music

Yes, because it can appeal to emotions that transcend language and cultures.

Yes, and a very happy language at that. 🎼

It is. That's for sure. 🎶 🎶 🎶

Classical music is.

I believe that it is

Yes, I would say so.