I would say its because no one really decided to change anything. No one during the old ages really knew how to do anything and only used what they had and what was closest to them.
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The Albany Congress (June 19 – July 11, 1754), also known as the Albany Convention of 1754, was a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of seven of the thirteen British colonies in British America: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Northernmost Newfoundland and Nova Scotia were not in attendance.
It helped publicize their music and helped their music spread to different countries.