当代的音乐类型介绍modern_music.ppt

Major modern music types: Hip Hop RB Rock roll Country music Classical music Pop music … Hip-hop began more than 20 years ago in the United States. It is a kind of black culture. Hip-hop culture includes four ways : rhythmic 有节奏的speaking, street dance, play music and turntable skills玩唱片及唱盘技巧, Graffiti涂鸦. So rap is just one element of the hip-hop culture, with other elements, dance, attitude to life，clothing to form a complete hip-hop culture. (Rhythm and Blues) Rhythm and Blues is full name of RB,. Today, RB music has become the representative of black popular music. RB is not just an important transition过渡 between the blues and rock roll music, it is also the most important branch of Bruce and soul music. Rock and roll is a type of music, originated in the late 1940’s, in the United States, became popular in the early 1950’s, quickly catch on around the world. Rock roll, with its bold大胆的 form flexible灵活的 and passionate music rhythm express emotions, are popular with young people all over the world. Country music Country music is a kind of contemporary pop music, originated in the southern United States and the Appalachian mountains阿帕拉契山区. Country music‘s roots can be traced back to 1920’s, is a blend混合 of traditional folk music, Celtic music凯尔特音乐, Gospel music福音音乐 and ancient music. Country music tunes, generally very smooth, beautiful, melody structure is simple. Classical music Pop music is a genre类型 of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950’s, deriving源于 from rock and roll. As a genre, pop music is very eclectic兼收并蓄的, often borrowing elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country; nonetheless, there are core elements which define pop. Such include generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic format格式，as well as the common employment of repeated chorus, melodic tunes, and catchy hooks. So-called pure pop music, such as power pop, features all these elements, using electric