R&B
The full name of R&B is Rhythm & Blues, which is generally translated as "Rhythm & Blues" or "Rhythm & Blues". In a broad sense, R&B can be regarded as "black pop music". It originated from black blues music and is the basis of today's western pop and rock music. Billboard magazine once defined R&B as all black music except Jazz and Blues. It is listed as R&B, which shows how broad the scope of R&B is.
HOUSE
HOUSE is a dance music developed from DISCO in the 1980s. This is music played by DJs in Chicago. They mixed a record by the German electronic band Kraftwerk with the regular rhythm of electronic drums (Drum Machine) and black blues singing, and House was born~ Generally translated as "House" "Dance music is the most basic form of electronic dance music, with a 4/4 rhythm, a drum sound per beat, a simple melody, and often a high-pitched female voice singing. After DISCO became popular, some DJs changed it and deliberately made DISCO It has become less commercial, the bass and drums have become deeper, and many times have become purely musical works. Even if there are singing parts, they are mostly short sentences sung by dancing female singers, often without clear lyrics. Gradually, some people added elements such as LATIN (Latin), REGGAE (Reggae in the West Indies), RAP (rap) or JAZZ (jazz). By the late 1980s, HOUSE broke out of the underground scope and became a popular brand in Chicago and New York. and London pop chart darlings.
House can be divided into:
Acid House is house music that combines the acid sound of TB-303
Deep House has a very strong soul singing style. Also called Garage, it is quite popular. Groups such as Real Mecoy, M-People, and La Bouche are all Garage groups.
Hard House is simply a House with a heavier rhythm.
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Progressive House This type of house does not have soul singing, but pays more attention to melody and music arrangement. It is a bit like "performance" house music. For example, SASH!'s album It''''s My Life is very A good Progressive House album.
Epic House is "epic" House. Epic House has beautiful, smooth melody and majestic momentum, and rarely has vocals in it (almost none!). BT His music is great Epic House, and he is also called the "Epic House Emperor". In fact, even Rock also has "Epic Rock"
Trible House Imagine: with the original African style or Indy What is the house played by Anren's drums like? This is Trible House~ In addition to the stable rhythm of the general house, this kind of house will add some original and fragmented drum beats between each beat. It's quite interesting~ However, the scope of House is too broad, and you don’t have to classify a song. These are just to tell you that there are many kinds of House.
Britpop
Although Britpop has one The word "Pop" is actually a type of Rock. It originated in England in the 1990s. It can be translated as "British Rock" in Chinese. This is the British music scene's response to the American Grunge trend, mainly in the form of a band. , Britpop style is actually very broad. For example, Oasis is a guitar rock band, Blur has a lot of Pop, and Pulp is close to glam rook and dance styles. They are all classified as Britpop.
British Britpop representatives: Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Radiohead
Trip-Hop
Trip-Hop is a type of British/European dance music , its name comes from "Trip + Hip-Hop = Trip-Hop", because it originated from Bristol, England, so it was first called "Bris' break beat music with a bit of Hip-Hop rhythm. Although it belongs to the dance music category , but its psychedelic and confusing characteristics have made it far away from the clear beat characteristics of ordinary dance music.
Foreign Trip-Hop representatives: Portishead, Tricky, Massive, the recognized iron triangle in Trip-Hop. Attack and Mandalay Moloko, Coldcut
Gangsta Rap
Gangsta Rap is a type of Rap. The content of Rap is mostly related to urban crime and is full of violence and lust. This reflects reality. Gangsta Rap emerged in the United States in the late 1980s. The tough and sharp style of rap music was very popular in the United States, and many Gangsta Rap musicians actually "participated" in reality. Various crimes, some resulting in imprisonment and even death, can be said to be a truly realistic and shocking music genre.
Gangsta Rap groups: Ice-T, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, 2 Pac, Geto Boys
Synth Pop
The "Synth" in Synth Pop is Synthesizer. As the name suggests, Synth Pop is "pop music concocted by Sythesizrs" , of course, in addition to Synthesizers, other electronic instruments such as computers and drum machines were used. Synth Pop became popular in the early 1980s, but began to disappear in the mid-1980s. It also caused a wave of craze in Hong Kong.
Synth Pop is characterized by a strong sense of technology and can sometimes be quite cold. Most of its songs are "3-minutes Pop", and Synth Pop musicians often dress up in fashionable styles.
Synth Pop representative groups: Depeche Mode, Human League, Duran Duran, OMD, Gary Numan
ORCHESTRA
ORCHESTRA is an orchestra, which is divided into four parts: 1. Strings , including violin, cello, etc., four groups: 2. Brass, 3. Woodwind and 4. Percussion. Each instrument in the string section has multiple players (except harp), and the four groups of players are coordinated and led by one person, who is the conductor of the orchestra. ORCHESTRA emerged in the 17th century and was clearly modeled by the 18th century with the works of Haydn and Mozart. In the 19th century, some new instruments were added and the number of orchestras increased. ORCHESTRA is the authentic version of Western classical/orthodox music. Western pop/rock music often uses some or all members of ORCHESTRA to assist in performances.
CHAMBER POP
CHAMBER POP refers to a kind of elegant, noble and refined pop music, which has a certain feeling of classical music. The word CHAMBER MUSIC comes from classical music, which is called "chamber music" in Chinese. It is a group string performance style with an elegant atmosphere. CHAMBER POP emerged in the 1990s as a reaction to LO-FI and GRUNGE at that time. It emphasized beautiful melodies, exquisite soundtracks, and clean recordings, often using strings and wind instruments to create the musical feel of the Baroque era.
Foreign representative bands include THE DIVINE COMEDY, RIALTO, ERIC MATTHEWS and BALLE & SEBASTIAN, etc., while Hong Kong bands include Wong Yaoming, part of Peng Ling, part of MULTIPLEX, etc.
Folk Song (FOLK)
Folk Song (FOLK) originally refers to the traditional songs of each nation. The ancestors of each nation have their own songs that have existed 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, and they have been passed down from generation to generation to this day. However, what we call folk songs (FOLK) today mostly refers to folk songs (FOLK) from the pop music era. It refers to songs that mainly use wooden guitar as accompaniment instrument, sing in a natural and frank way, and sing out people's simple life feelings. kind of songs.
BOSSA NOVA
BOSSA NOVA is a kind of Brazilian music with a JAZZ flavor. In the 1950s, the composer ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM mixed the Brazilian music rhythm with the American West Coast COOL JAZZ. It is soft and comfortable. , relaxed, lazy and romantic are the characteristics. The 1st, 4th, 7th, 11th and 14th beats of every two BARs are repeated beats. The pure singing voice of singer JOAO GILBERTO is an excellent partner of JOBIM music. It became very popular after being introduced to the United States in the mid-1950s. Other famous BOSSA NOVA musicians include CHARLIE BYRD, STAN GETZ and ASTRUD GILBERTO. The most famous song is " THE GIRLFROM IPANEMA”. OSSA NOVA was most popular in the 1960s, and has continued to have fans throughout the rest of the decade.
CLASSICAL POP
CLASSICAL POP refers to pop songs with a classical symphony flavor. Songs that mostly use string accompaniment can be included in this category, such as "ELEANORRIGBY" by THE BEATLES. . Some works by the Australian band CROWDED HOUSE can also be included in this category. If we say CLASSIC POP, we mean classic pop songs.
ACAPPELLA
ACAPPELLA refers to songs without instrumental accompaniment. Any song sung purely with human voice is ACAPPELLA. However, when we say ACAPPELLA today, it usually refers to songs with multiple harmonies. This singing method, even the instrumental accompaniment is sung by the human voice. The opposite of ACAPPELLA is INSTRUMENTAL, which is pure music. Any type of song can be sung in the form of ACAPPELLA. The most familiar ACAPPELLA song to Hong Kong people is "SO MUCH IN LOVE", and the Hong Kong ACAPPELLA band includes Ji Shengmas and others.
WORLD MUSIC
WORLD MUSIC is a term from a Western perspective, meaning non-British, American and Western folk/pop music, usually referring to the traditions of developing or backward areas. Music, such as music from Africa and South Asia, and music from some regions such as Latin America, is so popular that it forms its own genre. The WORLD MUSIC that everyone talks about today usually refers to the improved tradition that is mixed with Western music.
DREAM-POP
DREAM-POP is a kind of "dream" pop music , it has a blurred atmosphere, mostly caused by *SYNTHESIZERS (electronic synthesizers), and the electric guitar with ECHO effect is also an important component. The singing part is often very "BREATHY", that is, the breathing is heavy, and the lyrics are often dream-like. Poetic color.
Representative bands include COCTEAU WINS, LISA GERMANO, ST. ETIENNE, THIS MORTAL COIL, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, MAZZY STAR and DEAD CAN DANCE, etc.
Chinese singers are headed by Faye Wong, whose representative works include "Lost", "DI-DA", etc.
NEW AGE
NEW AGE is a kind of quiet, comfortable and leisure music, with more pure music works and less singing. NEW AGE can be purely ACOUSTIC (that is, played with traditional self-sounding instruments), or it can be very electronic. The focus is to create a calm atmosphere of nature or a sense of the vastness of the universe, cleansing the listener's mind and making people feel calm. NEW AGE is often related to music therapy. Many NEW AGE music is said to be able to cure diseases, and many are related to meditation. This has a lot to do with the NEW AGE ideological trend and philosophy. NEW AGE music is usually regarded as quite middle-class music. WINDHAM HILL is the most representative NEW AGE record company. The representative musicians of NEW AGE include ENYA, GEORGE WINSTON, WILLIAM ACKERMAN, YANNI, KITARO, etc.
Electrophonic Music
What is Electrophonic Music? As time goes by, musicians have more ways to make music. The so-called electronic music refers to music produced by electronic sounds produced by electronic synthesizers, music software, computers, etc. Electronic music has a wide range and can often be heard around us. It is used in movie soundtracks, advertising soundtracks, and even some Mandarin pop songs, but electronic dance music is the most popular. Many people think that electronic music is a cold, emotionless music