Indian singing is mainly used in labor, weddings, funerals, preparations for war and other occasions, accompanied by percussion instruments such as drums, with simple tone and unique style.

after the 16th century, with the arrival of immigrants from various countries, they also brought their own music culture.

After fierce competition, the British finally gained the advantage in the North American continent.

Therefore, English music has the greatest influence on American music, which laid the initial foundation for the formation of American music.

In 1619, the first African black slaves were trafficked to North America.

African blacks love music and are used to singing while working.

The moving tunes and unique syncopation rhythm of black music have played a great role in the development of American music.

In 164, Massachusetts published The Collection of Gulf Poems, which was the first book published in North America.

In the early 18th century, many priests wrote books to guide singing in order to improve their singing level.

At the same time, with the increase of immigrants and the gradual prosperity of some big cities, secular music has become active.

European musical instruments such as violin, guitar and Harper's Secord became popular, and professional musicians appeared.

The first concert was held in Boston in 1731.

The usual concert programs include patriotic songs, opera arias, traditional folk songs and so on, and sometimes there are some titled or untitled instrumental works.

On this basis, the first American-born! Batch composers.

compared with European music, the works of American composers at that time were considered immature.

In the early 19th century, after experiencing the "Second War of Independence" with Britain, the United States completely got rid of British rule and gained complete independence. Political independence and economic development have greatly promoted the growing prosperity of music culture.

The 19th century is the germination and birth period of American professional music, and it is also the The Romantic Period of American music, which is in the same strain as the romanticism of European music, because almost all American composers went to Europe to receive music training at that time, and then returned to China for development.

Many European musicians came to the United States, and they brought far more advanced musical level and skills than the United States.

After the European Revolution in 1848, a large number of German musicians moved to the United States.

They have significantly changed the musical taste of Americans who were used to hymns, and also brought great influence to the creation of the younger generation of American composers.

At the same time, music education has developed rapidly.

After the Civil War, American music life became more active, and some important music groups were established one after another, such as metropolitan opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

More importantly, a group of composers with quite professional skills have emerged.

They have raised American music to the level of Europe, but their works lack originality and have obvious imitation tendency.

Among them, the highest achievement is E. mcdowell, who is considered as the first American composer to gain international fame.

While almost all American composers follow the European style, songwriter Stephen Collins Foster uses the tunes of African-American music to write.

Many of his songs were written for the popular "Black Troupe" at that time (white people disguised themselves as black people and their members were called minstrels). However, the real African-American music has not been taken seriously, and it only spreads and develops among the African-Americans.

The main types of popular black music at that time were soul songs, blues and labor songs.

At the end of 19th century and the beginning of 2th century, a new trend emerged in America to get rid of German music control.

Czech composer A. de Vozak played a great role in this.

He was invited to be the president of new york Conservatory of Music from 1892 to 1895.

He suggested that American composers should apply American Indian and black music to their own creations.

Some composers turned to French music, and their works are closely related to Impressionism.

another composer, C．E． Ives, is exploring the Americanized music language alone.

He didn't attract people's attention at that time, and later he was regarded as the most famous composer of the older generation in America.

in the 192s, public opinion encouraged American composers to create works with American style and characteristics.

A group of composers, with the support from all sides, have contributed to the establishment of American nationalist music.

Especially in the field of symphonies, they have won the status of American music on a par with that of European countries.

A. Copland, R. Harris, W. Preston, V. Thomson and R. Sessions (1896-), who studied from the French composer N. boulanger in Paris, all combined the American music language with the first-class western composing skills to some extent.

their students and followers, such as W. Schumann, S. Barber, L. Bertelstein, etc., inherited their path.

Most of these young composers were trained in China.

American music in the 192s and 193s didn't just develop in one direction.

Western music experienced unprecedented drastic changes after World War I, and new modern music schools appeared. Even the above composers, in some of their works, show the nature of experiments to varying degrees.

the most important experimentalist is the French composer e Varese who settled in the United States in 1915.

At the same time, American pop music developed unprecedentedly.

Especially jazz music evolved from black music blues and ragtime is popular all over the country.

Musicals with independent American style (also known as Broadway musicals) are gradually developed on the basis of European operettas and comic operas, and occupy a special position in popular music.

famous musical composers include R. Rogers, G. Gershwin, Bernstein, etc.

The appearance of Nazi regime and World War II brought many famous European composers to the United States, such as P. hindemith, B. Bartok, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and D. Mi Yue.

They have brought great influence to American music life.

America has become an important center of western music culture.

The nationality of American music creation is no longer valued, and the differences in style between the works of many American composers and European music have almost disappeared.

after the 195s, American music became more diversified.

Although some composers basically write according to the traditional music language, what attracts the new generation of composers is the endless stream of new music schools, with J Cage as the representative.

In the field of pop music, new varieties have also appeared.

Rock music developed from blues and other music is popular all over the country, while jazz music takes a back seat.

Elvis Presley is the representative figure of rock music, and Bob Dylan is the famous singer of folk songs.

After 197s, the craze of rock music gradually declined, and various pop music influenced each other and tended to be comprehensive in style.

The most famous pop singer is Michael Jackson.

In music performance, the United States often reaches a high level because of its world-class conductor, soloist and opera singer.

American symphony orchestras account for more than half of the world's total.

Symphony orchestras such as Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, new york and Philadelphia all enjoy international reputation.