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How is music classified?

Music is classified in different directions. The following is classified by genre:

Popular

Popular music is translated from English Popular Music. The accurate concept of pop music should be commercial music, which refers to music created with the main purpose of profit.

2. Rock

Rock and Roll is a music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1940s. It became popular in the early 1950s and quickly became popular. worldwide.

3. Dance music/electronic

Electronic Dance Music (electronic dance music) originated in the late 1970s. It is a general term for a wide range of dance music genres, mainly used in nightclubs and electronic dance music. The syllables are played by the DJ.

4. Folk songs

A certain nation creates songs with its own national style in ancient or modern times. It refers to the traditional songs of each nation and the ancestors of each nation. They all have songs that they have had since ancient times. Most of these songs do not know who the author is, but they are spread orally, from one person to another, from one generation to the next.

5. Ballads

Songs that are popular among the people and give them a national color are called ballads or folk songs. Folk songs have a long history, so their authors are mostly unknown. Folk songs are rich in content, including religion, love, war, work, drinking, dancing and music, festivals, etc.

6. Jazz

A kind of dance music, produced in the United States in the early 20th century [jazz, British jazz].

7. Military Songs

Military songs are songs sung by military personnel to boost morale.

8. Classical

Classical music can be divided into broad and narrow senses. Broadly speaking, it refers to Western classical music, music and folk music created under the background of mainstream European culture from the Western Middle Ages to the present. In a narrow sense, it refers to classical music, which is the mainstream music in Europe during the period from 1750 to 1820, also known as the Vienna Classical School. The three most famous composers of this school are Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

9.? Chinese style

Chinese style, that is, Chinese style, is an art form or life based on traditional Chinese culture, containing a large number of Chinese elements and adapting to global popular trends. Way.

10.? Light music

Light music, also known as "emotional music", refers to popular music (the accurate concept should be commercial music, that is, music created with the main purpose of making profit) Instrumental music works, excluding rock music, disco and other music with strong rhythm.

11.?Downtempo

Downtempo is a general term for some diverse, stylized, and random music types. Chinese people call HIP-HOP and HOUSE , Ramp; B are collectively called slow rock, which is a name of our own people. Slow rock is more popular because of its avant-garde, rebellious, fashionable and exciting. Slow classic dance music includes DJ Carpi - The Garden, rise and fall dj, bum bum-mabel, etc. Some people think that domestic slow-roll bars are impure and are just commercial pretexts.

12.?Country

Country music is a kind of contemporary popular music that originated in the southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Country music traces its roots to the 1920s and is a fusion of traditional folk, Celtic, gospel and old-time music. The tunes of country music are generally smooth and beautiful, and the structure of the music is relatively simple. Most of them are ballad, two-part or three-part form.

13. Blues

Blues (also translated as blues) refers to a style of music. Blues music, also called blues, is recognized as one of the roots of contemporary pop music.

It is actually a folk music style of African Americans. It took shape long before the Civil War. Black slaves created unique scales and harmonies for it, and used it to relieve the boring life and express their homesickness. This made the blues The music has a strong sense of resentment from the beginning, so it is also called "resentment song" and is a symbol of melancholy.

14.? Rap

Rap is a word in black slang, equivalent to "talking", and the Chinese meaning is rap.

15.? Alternative

Alternative is a form of music

Using heavy drum rhythm music as the main accompaniment

Classic alternative accompaniment includes : DJ A Yang’s National Anthem Alternative, etc.

Alternative is a language style with 7 clauses as the main content

The basic principle is to step on the rhythm

Now This stage is very popular, especially the hobby of those born in the 90s

Musical works: Yesterday’s Emperor, Once Upon a Time, Ten Years of Military Loneliness, That Year of Brotherhood, Broken Hair, etc.

16.? Children's songs

Children's songs (nursery rhyme) are short poems with folk song flavor that are mainly targeted at young children. It is one of the oldest and most basic genres of children's literature.

17. Buddhist music

Buddhist music is music used by Chinese Buddhist temples and believers in religious ceremonies. Buddhism believes that music has the function of "supporting" and "praising the Buddha". There are many forms of vocal music and instrumental music.

18.? Opera

Chinese opera is mainly composed of three different art forms: folk song and dance, rap and comedy. It originated from primitive singing and dancing and is a comprehensive stage art style with a long history.

19.? Ancient style

Gufeng is generally a form of music with an ancient style, which is similar to Chinese style. Many people like both ancient songs and Chinese-style songs. First of all, it must be said that at present, it is impossible to say who includes the ancient style and the Chinese style. ?"Chinese style, literally: Chinese music style. It is Chinese music in the new era.

Music is an art that reflects human emotions in real life (English name: music; French name: musique; Italian name: musique) Text: musica).

Music can be divided into two major types: vocal music and instrumental music, and can be roughly divided into classical music, folk music, original music, modern music (including pop music), etc. Among the genres, music is a relatively abstract art. Music can be divided into Eastern music and Western music in terms of historical development. The ancient Chinese theoretical basis of the East, headed by Chinese Han music, is based on the pentatonic scale, namely Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. , the West is dominated by the seven-tone scale. Music is pleasing to the eye and brings auditory enjoyment to everyone. Music can improve people's aesthetic ability, purify people's souls, and establish lofty ideals through music. , which releases many of our emotions.