Time Influences Music

Everyone thinks about the influence music has on people, but what about people's influence on music? In the Baroque and Classical eras, most songs were written within limits. You could have a certain amount of measures and themes and repeats. This is consistent with the society. Most European countries were controlled by a monarch who had the nation under strict rules. Then, in 1850, as democracy had become prevalant, the rules of music dropped and the Romantic Era rolled in. This era was all about freedom and cultural identity. Eventually, as society become even more free and more expressive, so did the music. Now, in the 20th century era, we have music unlike we would ever think. The amount of leniency in the music today is astounding, and you have an enormous variety of sounds to select from. This reflects our individualistic society. What's the next step, you ask? I can't say, but when the next step does come, look to music to see what it truly is.