Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Almost everyone seems to like

music

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of some sort and perhaps listening to

music

satisfies a basic human need. Some

people

go

further

, arguing that

music

can actually bridge cultural and generational divides, and I broadly agree with

this

.

Music

is rightly seen as a universal language,

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regardless of the language of the lyrics, the underlying melody triggers the same emotional reaction in listeners, whatever their background. The distinctive sound of a love song,

for example

, or a lullaby will instantly be recognised regardless of the words being sung or the culture in which it came.

Moreover

, some

music

enjoys almost universal appeal. Classical

music

is a good example of

this

. The work of composers as diverse as Mozart, Shostakovich and Gershwin

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popular the world over, and to these instrumental

compositions

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music

of famous popular

music

acts

such

as Abba and The Beatles. Large

music

festivals are

also

able to bring

people

of different backgrounds and ages together. The famous summer festival at Glastonbury in the U.K. always has a wide variety of acts, encouraging a remarkably diverse audience in terms of age and ethnicity.

Therefore

it is clear that

such

events help bring

people

closer together.

However

, there is one important caveat. Certain types of

music

seem almost designed to appeal to only the younger generation. Genres like hip-hop, punk and rock ‘n’ roll have each been embraced by teenagers at different times over the

last

seventy years, almost as a rebellion against their parent’s generation. So to some extent, it could be argued that some

music

can actually widen generational divides. On the whole,

however

,

music

is certainly a force for unity.

People

the world over share

music

as a language and have tastes that transcend their differences, and

thus

I would agree that

music

can bring

people

closer together.