(1, 1) What is Ramp; B? The full name of R&B is Rhythm & Blues, which is generally translated as "Rhythm & Blues" or "Rhythm & Blues". In a broad sense, Ramp; In addition, all can be classified as Ramp; B, which shows how broad the scope of Ramp; B is. Hip Hop and Rap, which have become very popular in the black music circle in recent years, are both derived from Ramp;B, and at the same time retain many Ramp;B elements.
(1, 2) What 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, one drum per beat, and a simple melody, often with high-pitched female voices singing. After DISCO became popular, some DJs changed it and deliberately made DISCO It has become less commercial, and the bass and drums have become deeper, often becoming pure 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. Why is it called "House"? It means that as long as you have simple recording equipment, you can make this kind of music at home ~ House is also the most easily accepted among electronic music. Believe sung by Cher is a good example. M-People can be said to be the representative group of House. After House dance music became popular in 1986, it can be said to have replaced Disco music. House can be divided into: Acid House, which is House music Deep House that incorporates the acid sound of TB-303. It has a very strong soul singing style, and is also called garage, which is quite popular. Real Mecoy, M-People, and La Bouche are all garage groups. Hard house is simply a house with a heavier rhythm and a fiercer rhythm. Progressive House This type of house has no soul vocals, 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 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 never!). BT’s music is great Epic House, and he is also known as the "Epic House Emperor" ". In fact, even Rock also has "Epic Rock". Trible House. Imagine: What does a house with primitive African style or Indian drumming look like? This is Trible House~ In addition to the stable rhythm of ordinary houses, this kind of house In addition, between each beat, some fragmentary drum beats with original style will be added. It is 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 House "Many kinds".
By the 1990s, HOUSE had lost its avant-garde and trendy colors, but it was still very popular music. [Teaching] Let’s listen to European and American music (2) (2, 1) What is Britpop? Although Britpop has the word "Pop", it 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 based on bands. form appears. However, the 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, but they are all classified as Britpop. British Britpop representatives: Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Radiohead (2, 2) What is 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, it was originally called "Bristol Hip-Hop". Because of the Hip-Hop (in fact, a lot of music is based on Hip-Hop... If you don’t know what Hip-Hop is, go and see the hip-hop dancers, most of them use Hip-Hop music to dance.) Rhythm Slow it down (sometimes very slowly) and add some psychedelic flavor, such as a very gloomy, fat Bass, slight but psychedelic synthetic sound effects, or samples from some records. Sometimes even the noise of the record may be "deliberate" Take a sample. The so-called "trip" refers to a psychedelic and dense drug journey. Therefore, trip-hop is a kind of slow psychedelic, jazz-like, hazy break beat music with a bit of hip-hop rhythm. Although it belongs to the dance music category, its psychedelic and confusing characteristics have made it far away from the clear rhythm characteristics of ordinary dance music. Representative figures of foreign Trip-Hop: Ortishead, Tricky, Massive Attack, Mandalay Moloko, Coldcut, the recognized iron triangle in Trip-Hop (2, 3) What is 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 lustful feelings. This is a music direction that 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 its record sales were very high. Many Gangsta Rap musicians themselves actually "participated" in various real-life crimes, and some were imprisoned or even died as a result. It can be said that it is a genre of music that truly reflects reality and is shocking. Gangsta Rap group: Ice-T, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, 2 Pac, Geto Boys (2, 4) What is Synth Pop? The "Synth" in Synth Pop is Synthesizer. As the name suggests, Synth Pop is "pop music produced by Sythesizers." Of course, in addition to Synthesizers, other electronic instruments such as computers and drum machines are also used. Synth Pop became popular in the early 1980s, but fell silent in the mid-1980s. It also caused a wave of craze in Hong Kong that year. Synth Pop is characterized by a strong sense of technology, which can sometimes be quite cold. Most of its songs are "3-minutes Pop", and Synth Pop musicians often dress up in fashionable styles.
Representative groups of Synth Pop: Depeche Mode, Human League, Duran Duran, OMD, Gary Numan (2, 5) What is ORCHESTRA? ORCHESTRA is an orchestra, which is divided into four parts: 1. Strings, including violins, cellos, etc., 2. Brass, 3. Woodwinds 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. (2, 6) What is 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. Representative foreign bands include THE DIVINE COMEDY, RIALTO, ERIC MATTHEWS and BALLE amp; SEBASTIAN, etc., while Hong Kong bands include Wong Yaoming, part of Peng Ling, part of MULTIPLEX, etc. (2, 7) What is folk song (FOLK)? Folk songs (FOLK) originally refer 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, and they are spread orally. It has been passed down from ten to ten, and it has 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. The records of American folk singer WOODY GUTHRIE in the 1950s can be said to be the earliest folk song recordings, so they are generally regarded as the ancestors of modern folk songs (FOLK). Afterwards, PETE SEEGER and THE WEAVERS continued to promote this type of music. During the Vietnam War in the 1960s, anti-war folk singers such as BOB DYLAN, JOAN BAEZ, PETER, PAUL AND MARY, etc. became the voice of the times. Afterwards, folk songs developed towards POP, ROCK and urbanization. BOB DYLAN invented FOLKROCK and SIMON amp; GARFUNKEL developed urban FOLK POP with middle-class taste, which became popular for a while. In the 1980s, SUZANNE VEGA, TRACYCHAPMAN, etc. developed a URBAN FOLK (urban) / CONTEMPORARY (contemporary) FOLK route that has a more urban feel. Folk songs (FOLK) have also developed different looks in music circles such as the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. The latest development of folk music (FOLK) in recent years is the combination with NEW AGE (such as ENYA), and the combination with TRIP HOP (such as BETH ORTON). (2, 8) What is 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, comfortable, relaxed, lazy and romantic. 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. (2, 9) What is CLASSICAL POP? CLASSICAL POP refers to pop songs with a classical symphony flavor. Songs that often 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. (2, 10) What is ACAPPELLA? ACAPPELLA refers to songs without instrumental accompaniment. Any song sung purely with human voice is ACAPPELLA. But today we say ACAPPELLA usually refers to the kind of singing with multiple harmonies, and even the instrumental accompaniment is sung by 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. (3, 1) What is WORLD MUSIC? WORLD MUSIC is a term from a Western perspective, meaning non-British, American and Western folk/pop music. It usually refers to traditional music in developing or backward areas, such as music in Africa and South Asia, and in some areas such as Latin America. Music can become popular enough to form a genre of its own. What everyone talks about today as WORLD MUSIC usually refers to improved traditional regional music that is mixed with Western music. Africa's KING SUNNY ADE, Eastern Europe's DON BYRON, China's Zhu Zheqin, Pakistan's NUSRAT FATEHALI KAHN, etc. are the WORLD MUSIC musicians that are more familiar to Western music fans. (3, 2) What is DREAM-POP? DREAM-POP is a kind of "dream" pop song. It has a blurred atmosphere, which is mostly created by SYNTHESIZERS (electronic synthesizers). The electric guitar with ECHO effect is also an important component. The singing part is often very "BREATHY" Even though the sound is heavy breathing, the lyrics often have a dream-like poetic quality. 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. (3, 3) What is NEW AGE? NEW AGE is a kind of quiet, comfortable and leisurely music. Pure music works account for a larger proportion, while singing works account for a smaller proportion. 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. (3, 4) What is 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 electronic music is a cold, emotionless music. In fact, electronic music can also be filled with emotions by incorporating various elements such as Rock, Jazz and even Blues. There are also many types of electronic music, including House, Techno, Ambient, Trance, Psychedelic Trance, Breakbeat, Brit-Hop, Big-Beat, Trip-Hop, Drum'n'Bass, Jungle, Electro, Dub, Chill Out , Minimalism. (3, 5) What is Techno? Technology means "high-tech dance music"! Use computers and synthesizers to synthesize and create some special sound effects. This kind of music is often a combination of many sound effects. The beat of Techno is also 4/4, but the speed is faster than House, and it sounds repetitive, tough, and mechanical, so some people call Techno "industrial noise", but some still focus on melody. Techno originated in Detroit, USA, with three DJs: Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins trying to combine electronic music with black music, resulting in Detroit Techno. Detroit Techno is usually gentler and not as strong as ordinary Techno. It can be said to be the origin of modern Techno. (3, 6) What is Ambient? It doesn't sound very ups and downs, but in fact it is constantly making changes, such as long-term sound effects, or progressive music arrangements, etc., which often create a layered sense of space, so it is called "situational music", and often Sampling the sounds around you, such as human voices, car sounds, and even the melodies of other music...etc. Created by Brian Eno in the 1970s, it is a very "profound" electronic music. Later, Ambient also had branches, such as Ambient House, Ambient Techno... and so on. I believe everyone can understand it from the literal meaning. In fact, there are shadows of Ambient in many kinds of music, and even some classical music also has the flavor of Ambient. (3, 7) What is Trance? Psychedelic dance music evolved from Techno. It will make you feel "trance-like" when listening to it, but it still retains the rhythm of dance music. It pays great attention to the performance of Bass. Some of it will have a "hypnotic" effect when listening to it. The time signature is also mainly 4/4. However, I have also heard breakbeats used (will be introduced below), such as Sven Vath’s album Fusion. (3, 8) What is Psychedelic Trance? Also known as Goa Trance, it originated from a small island in India. Goa is the name of this island. The melodies often have an Indian flavor. The characteristic of this type of Trance is that it attaches great importance to melody, subtle changes between notes, and often has overlapping melodies, and the high-pitched TB-303 sound. A bit ambient.
(3, 9) What is break beat? It's not as regular as House's boom-boom-boom-boom beat, but it's presented in a broken beat, like syncopated beats. For example, adding a small snare drum to two beats, etc. Breakbeat is just a general term. There are many kinds of music that belong to breakbeat, such as the following Brit-Hop, Big-Beat, and black Hip-Hop. (4, 1) What is Big-Beat? "Big beat" makes Brit-Hop faster, heavier and more rock-like. It can be said that it is an improved Brit-Hop into a more mature style. You can imagine that it is heavy and broken. , and what it’s like with a bit of a fast beat. For example, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, and Fat Boy Slim are the "big corners" of Big Beat. (4, 2) What is Drum N’ Bass? For some people, Drum N' Bass music may be annoying, because Drum N' Bass focuses on playing tricks on the rhythm, and Bass performance, such as very fast, complex breakbeats, and the use of Various electronic drums, or sampled drum sounds. Therefore Drum N’ Bass is also a type of breakbeat. 4Hero is a well-known band from Drum N’ Bass. (4, 3) What is Jungle? Jungle is the predecessor of Drum N’ Bass. Jungle's speed is much faster than Drum N' Bass, and the beat is more complex and powerful. It is sometimes paired with some Rap. Unlike Drum N' Bass, which incorporates some Jazz, Soul and other elements, it sounds softer (of course this is the same as Jungle compared). Even the "rock chameleon" David Bowie is now doing Jungle. (4, 4) What is Electro? As early as the late 1970s and early 1980s, there was no such thing as House, Techno, etc., and electronic music was less popular. There was only electronic music such as Electro. Electro can be said to be music that is purely produced by an electronic synthesizer (Synthesizer, which looks a bit like a keyboard). It is usually quite soft, and Roland's drum machine (Drum Machine) TR-808 is often used to produce drum sounds. Germany's Kraftwerk band can be considered a representative. Today's Electro sounds brighter and more transparent than before. Later, some DJs used Electro to transform into a kind of Hip-Hop music, which was called Old School. The current Fatboy Slim also incorporates some Electro and Old School in his music. (4, 5) What is Dub? Dub can be said to be Reggae (Reggae, also known as reggae, a South American black music with a very rhythmic and special singing voice) that separates the singing and leaves only the music. When applying Dub to electronic music, part of the singing voice is extracted, the bass and drum sounds are emphasized, and a large number of Echo (echo) and other effects are added. This technique is often used to remix songs during live performances. For example, Massive Attack's album Protection was mixed from Trip-Hop music into a Dub version by Mad Professor. (4, 6) What is Chill Out? This is just a general term. Next to the dance floor, there is often an area, or a small room, where some gentler and calmer music is played, allowing dancers to relax and take a rest after dancing. It mainly plays ambient music, so it is called "Chill". Out" (cooling) for this reason. The Orb can be said to be the master of Chill Out music.
(4, 7) What is Minimalism? This is translated as "minimal style" and is often heard in ambient and Techno music. Music with minimalism has a repetitive melody and a special rhythm that feels like a special frequency that makes you feel hypnotized when listening to it. Jeff Mills' works belong to Minimal Detroit-Techno, with quite a psychedelic color. (5, 1) Black Metal Black metal mainly appeals to evil, pagan worship and Satanic thoughts. It is usually classified as black metal when the lyrics contain anti-Christ and anti-religious tendencies. In addition to traditional heavy metal fixed instruments, it is often classified as black metal. Other instruments such as piano, violin, or opera soprano can be used to create a weird and scary atmosphere in the song. "Black metal" is most represented by heavy metal groups from Northern Europe. Representative bands: Emperor, Mayhem, Enslaved, Dark Funeral (5, 2) Death metal music style evolved with "thrash metal" or "grindcore" as its background. The electric guitar repeats quickly, the chords are almost without melody, the double bass drums are pounded hard, and the lead singer moans and roars through gritted teeth. The lyrics are based on the theme of death and hatred, and are full of corpses, internal organs, dismemberment, dismemberment, and rape of corpses. , necrophilia, cannibalism, torture and other perverted words. "Death metal" is most represented by heavy metal bands from Florida. Representative bands: Death, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation (5, 3) Doom destruction metal rhythm and speed are very slow, very slow. It's less intense and less aggressive, but it's still music that has a lot of weight to it. Usually has very clean music and singing, but sometimes rough and brutal sounds appear. Representative bands: Solitude Aeturnus, Cathedral, Candlemass (5, 4) Glam Metal Glam Metal usually refers to a heavy metal band’s stage performance or external image to attract fans with exaggerated makeup or handsome appearance. This type of band Most of them are idol groups. The music style of "glam metal" is not too heavy, and the lyrics do not have too deep meaning. It belongs to the more popular heavy metal music and is a branch of mainstream metal. Representative bands: Kiss, Poison, Warrant, Twisted Sister, Motley Crue (5, 5) Grindcore is similar to "punk" but very heavy music, with the lead singer's deep roar and the super spicy tone of the electric guitar. Coupled with extremely fast repetitive beats and dense drum beats, it forms a heavy metal style with almost no melody. The length of the music is very short, ranging from two seconds to three minutes. "Grindcore" is an extremely obscure heavy metal style, used by most "death metal" bands. Representative band: Napalm Death (5, 6) Grunge, synonymous with alternative rock. A metal-like alternative rock that originated in Seattle, Grunge basically belongs to alternative rock and should not be classified under heavy metal. Representative bands: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, Alice In Chains (5, 7) Hardcore Hardcore comes from "punk", the lyrics are blunt and vulgar, and the music is like noise. (5, 8) Hard Rock: Music that is "lighter" than heavy metal.
Representative bands: Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, Heart, Cinderella (5, 9) Heavy Metal Heavy Metal "Heavy Metal" must have a roaring or high-pitched voice, a heavily distorted tone of the electric guitar, and dense and fast drum beats and deep bass The powerful bass fills the entire auditory background space, forming a modified rock music that contains elements of high explosiveness, speed, weight and destructiveness. Usually refers to traditional mainstream heavy metal or heavy metal music that cannot be classified into other heavy metal genres. Representative bands: AC/DC, Accept, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, W.A.S.P. (5, 10) Industrial Metal uses a large number of cold computer sampling sound effects, interspersed with the impact of machinery or metal instruments instead of traditional percussion instruments, plus The electronic beat is very similar to heavy metal music of techno dance music, but it still retains a lot of the distortion effects of heavy metal. Representative bands: Fear Factory, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails. The following content was added on June 3. This is the introduction of metal music. If there is incomplete content, I hope friends can add some. I will also try my best to introduce European and American music to you. , everyone’s listening to European and American music has come to an end. Thank you everyone and the moderators for your support! [Teaching] Everyone listens to European and American music (6) (6, 1) Neo-Classical Metal is deeply influenced by classical music and adds a lot of classical music elements to heavy metal music. Representative band: Angra (6, 2) Pop Metal Pop metal adds pop music elements to heavy metal rock. It can be said to be a compromise product that combines heavy metal rock and pop music. It is easily accessible to music consumers in the mainstream market. Acceptable heavy metal rock. Representative bands: Def Leppard, Mr Big, White Lion (6, 3) Power Metal Power metal has a speed similar to "speed metal" and a heavy pressure of "thrash metal", but its melody is not as good as "speed metal" and its explosive power Not as good as "thrash metal" either. Representative bands: Pantera, Armored Saint, Wild Dogs (6, 4) Progressive Metal The progressive metal style is different from traditional heavy metal. It uses a large number of complex and gorgeous arrangements in the songs, or conveys some progressive ideas in the lyrics. A space for imaginative thinking. Representative bands: Queensryche, Fate Warning, Dream Theater (6, 4) Punk punk lyrics convey certain rebellious thoughts and dissatisfaction with the living environment, culture, society, politics, etc., while the music lacks coordination and has no specific style. A fairly noisy music, usually a group of people who can make the sound out of their instruments can form a punk band. Representative bands: Clash, Sex Pistols (6, 5) Speed ??Metal Speed ??metal is the main feature advertised. It is often confused with "thrash metal". Generally, the music of "speed metal" is more melodic, the lead singer's lyrics are clearer, and the guitar interludes are melodic, fast and smooth; while "thrash metal" is less melodic. Sex, complete with equal emphasis on speed, weight, pressure and destructive power. Usually the musicians in "thrash metal" bands and "speed metal" bands have proficient and superb instrument playing skills. Representative bands: Helloween, Gamma Ray, Riot, Rage (6, 7) Thrash Metal Thrash Metal is also extremely fast, with a very fast repetitive beat (riff), and the rough tone of the electric guitar produces powerful chords, which is extremely The destructive and oppressive double bass drums are played at high speed, and the lead singer's rough and roaring singing voice is matched with the fast rhythm of the electric guitar to quickly sing an almost melodyless tune.
"Thrash metal" is most represented by heavy metal bands from the San Francisco Bay Area. Representative bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Death Angel, Testament, Exodus, Destruction, Kreator, Coroner, Overkill