Conclusion

      It has been fascinating to look at the similarities and differences between these two types of music. I was amazed to learn about the folk influences on Jethro Tull, and those influences greatly aided in finding similarities between these two diverse types of music. The instrumentation, which showed that, although the instruments were different (and, for me, often unheard of), the sounds were similar. It is amazing to see that, even when instruments are created in different parts of the world for different purposes, the instruments yield similar music. The melodic differences in the different types of music were incredible to compare, especially the unique vocal parts of Georgian folk music. The final similarities and differences were in the individual pieces that I analyzed, which showed that the composition of the music types is similar, even though both types of music were developed in distinct cultures. In the end, I (surprisingly) discovered that Jethro Tull boasts more similarities to Georgian folk music than I initially thought. It is my hope that you have learned something and are inspired to learn more about world music!