An interesting question arises as new advances come about in the music industry. Since there are so many technological opportunities as far as recording goes, are people making less music? Things are changing and today people are unaware of how privileged we are to have such easy access to music. Yes people were more dependent on music in the past, today it is everywhere. This link will take you to a video of an interview with Professor Anthony Seager and he brings up some interesting points in regards to this question.

http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/did+more+people+make+music+in+the+past