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Human ancestors probably uttered musical tones before they could speak
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- Charles Darwin British naturalist (1809 to 1882), born in Shrewsbury
From this fact, and from the analogy of other animals, I have been led to infer that the progenitors of man probably uttered musical tones, before they had acquired the power of articulate speech; and that consequently, when the voice is used under any strong emotion, it tends to assume, through the principle of association, a musical character.
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↗The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872)gutenberg.org
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