It can be roughly divided into these categories: Hiphop, Rap, Acappella, Newage, Bossanova, Reggae , Ancient music and Chinoiserie, Rhythm and Blues (Ramp; B),

Rock, Country Music, Electronic Music, Funk ( Funk), of course each style can be subdivided into finer details, such as jazz subdivision: cool jazz, acid jazz, swing, fushion.

1. Rock

In terms of its origin, it is a musical form that combines black rhythm and blues and white country music; in terms of the instruments it uses, it is It mainly uses guitar, bass, and drums, plus powerful speakers and many effects devices to express the form of music.

2. Popular music

Popular music refers to music that has a short structure, popular content, lively form, and sincere emotions. It is loved by the masses, widely sung or appreciated, and is popular for a while. Even instrumental music and songs were passed down to later generations.

These pieces of music and songs are rooted in the rich soil of public life. Therefore, it is also known as "popular music".

3. Jazz

Jazz took shape at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Among many popular musics, jazz is the earliest one and has a wide influence in the world. Jazz is actually American folk music.

European church music, traditional African American violin and banjo music combined with African singing and African American labor chants formed the original "folk blues", and "ragtime" and "folk blues" formed the Early Jazz.

4. Ballads

As a singing form originating from folk, there are two main sources of works. One is repertoire adapted from ancient traditional folk songs; The other is a creative ballad composed in the traditional ballad style.

No matter which trend it is, the singing retains the characteristics of traditional folk ballads. Singing does not pay too much attention to vocal techniques, and mainly uses natural sounds: since the melody of folk songs is relatively stable, this determines the characteristics of folk singing with shallow singing and low singing.

5. Light music

The style and characteristics of light music are more lively and interesting than other forms of music, especially its tunes are particularly beautiful.

Some symphonies, orchestral music, cantata and other works often need the help of technical means such as harmony, orchestration, polyphony and so on. In addition to this, light music also relies more importantly on the beauty of the melody. to complete.

Differentiating genres:

There are several ways to distinguish genres, usually rhythm, melody, musical structure, scale, instrument combination, timbre, etc.

Song styles can be identified based on some song characteristics such as instrument combination, melody, rhythm, singing style, timbre, scale, etc. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish contemporary music styles. You can hear rock elements in a country song, and you may hear jazz elements in a R&B song.

The above information refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Music Type