Music Category-World/Folk

Folk Folk ballads, which use elements of folk songs from all over the world in original music, can be called folk, ranging from tunes to musical instruments, but Excludes folk music samples in electronic music; representative figures: The Pogues,

Reggae Reggae, a beach dance music with a strong sense of rhythm from Jamaica, has a relatively slow rhythm compared to its predecessor ska Slower, characterized by the use of guitar cutaways, representative figures: Bob Marley, The Police

World Fusion blends world music, uses samples of folk music materials, and integrates them into its music. Music style, representative figure: Enigima

Music classification-Urban/Ramp; B

Funk

Funk, a kind of black music, musicality and rhythm They are all very strong, and they often use different consonants and scales, which is very distinctive. Representative: Prince

Soul, a melancholic ditty hummed by a black woman

Music classification-Metal

Heavy Metal Heavy metal, metal style The ancestor of all metal music styles, the distorted tone of the guitar, the solo-verse-solo-chorus structure, the sense of power and the incitement, thus establishing the mainstream status of metal music very early; the representative band ：Led Zeppelin

Black Metal Black metal has a dark style. Most of the bands have religious beliefs, and there are many cultists. The music has the same connotation as death metal, but it is still cultured in comparison; analyzed from the form , the music frequency is higher, the guitar rarely uses cut tone, and the voice can also be described as harsh.

Dark Ambient/Noise Dark atmosphere, music without melody, using sound effects to create a depressing atmosphere

Death Metal Death metal, a darker style, Extensive use of guitar timbres and growling deep vocals, with the main theme of the music being death.

Doom/Stoner Metal is an early form of death metal with a slower music rhythm and more cut sounds in the guitar tone. It is mainly used to create a dark mood. It is relatively rare now

Gothic Metal Gothic Metal, the rhythm is also slower, it is a fusion of Gothic style and metal style, the scene is grand, more detailed than Doom Metal style, and the atmosphere is darker

Grindcore Hardcore to The evolution of metal style, the predecessor of death metal, rough and without melody

Power Metal is a metal style that pursues a sense of power. It does not have many requirements for a grand atmosphere, but it must be inciting, often The singing method of rap music is used, but the lyrics are often inconsistent. Representative: Rage Against the Machine

Rapcore metal music accompaniment plus rap singing, of course, the singing is wilder and rougher, which is a kind of Fusion style; Representative: Limp Bizikit

Thrash/Speed ??Metal Speed ??metal, the most mainstream of metal styles, is good at inciting the audience with high-speed guitar skills and high-frequency distorted guitar tone, and creating a musical atmosphere. Hot, of course, the high-pitched voice is indispensable; representative figures: Metallica, Mega Death

Spiritual Metal This kind of music emphasizes a classical temperament, grand scenes, and gorgeous music. Most works of this style are still Aiming to create a mysterious, gorgeous and beautiful music atmosphere

Music classification-Hip Hop / Rap

Alternative alternative rap is derived from the style of Hip-Hop, but Its content means rebellion, not only in the content of the lyrics, but also in the rejection and transformation of traditional rap music by alternative rappers during the creative process. Representative: De La Soul

East Coast rap East Coast rap, with fierce and sharp words, exciting and wild performances, representative figures: Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy

Hip Hop is very A black popular rhythm dance music that originated in the United States with a fast rhythm. Today's Hip-Hop incorporates a large number of electronic dance music forms and has become the mainstream force in today's pop music; Representative: Back Street Boys

Old School Old-fashioned rap Old-fashioned rap refers to the style of rap singers as early as the late 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, the style of "old-style rap" was evident. The music was always accompanied by monotonous and straightforward drum beats, and the rappers rarely interrupted the music. Representative: Beastie Boys

Rap Rap originated from the live performances of DJs in early American dance halls. It has a strong sense of rhythm and gradually became a form of dance music dominated by black people. It has divided into a large number of branches and is an American style. The mainstream music form,

West Coast rap, West Coast rap, mostly reflects the singer's yearning for a better life during the economic boom. It inherits most of the traditional singing styles.

Representative: Ice Cube

Music Category-Electronic Electronic Music

Ambient Ambient Music Ambient music mostly uses sound effects and samples to produce atmospheric music that expresses the creator's mood. The melody and rhythm are in It doesn’t seem to be important in music, representative figure: Brian Eno

Breakbeat/Breaks is a breakbeat that breaks through the speed limit of dance music and is a crazy electronic dance music that soars to 180 beats/minute

Dance dance music

Drum N'Bass is electronic dance music based on drums and bass. The music often creates a mysterious atmosphere due to uncontrolled loops, and the sound is low-frequency and shocking

Electronica Electronic Electronics

Experimental Experimental electronics Experimental electronics. Since it is an experiment, I can’t understand what they are going to do. I am afraid it is avant-garde art; representative figure: Dayou Liangying

House, electronic dance music of the 1980s, music produced by synthesizers under backward technology, but it became the origin of modern electronic dance music, and now it sounds very nostalgic and retro.

Industrial Electronic Electronic Industrial Electronics

Techno is the popular electronic dance music in the 1990s. Because DJs found a new era of using electronic synthesizers, they created 140 beats/minute dance music, which is beautiful but dizzying. The melody and clear rhythm can provide a beautiful music environment for drug addicts

Trance psychedelic electronic psychedelic electronic, a psychedelic electronic dance music style with high-frequency sound, directly evolved from techno, enchanting The illusion is stronger and more direct

Music classification-Easy Listening

Musicals/Broadway musicals

New Age music, trying to use symphonic style The band combines popular music and classical music instruments to create a magnificent momentum to please audiences at all levels; Representatives: Chen Mei, Yanni

Music Category-Alternative (non-mainstream)

Alternative Country non-mainstream country music

Alternative country music evolved from country music, and its main representative is Alanis Morissette.

Alternative General Non-mainstream is non-mainstream. You can’t tell what style Smashing Pumpkins is, right? It's a bit industrial, a bit classical, a bit rock, and now it's a bit electronic. It's this kind of stuff that you don't know what style it is. It's all considered non-mainstream.

Brit Pop is a British pop style with fresh and smooth music style, light rhythm and pleasant melody. It can be regarded as contemporary British rock music that continues the early style of the Beatles; Representatives: Oasis, Blur; China: Lucid Band

Experimental/Post Rock Experimental Rock

Experimental rock is something that tries to add various effects together, but sometimes it just doesn’t mean anything

Goth Goth (mysterious and dark weird music), a music style resulting from the development of post-punk music towards a mysterious mood; Representatives: Nick Cave, Bauhaus, Peter Mophy; China: Dreaming Band (Dou Wei)

Grunge Grunge, a mainstream branch of post-punk style developed in the United States, with Seattle as its birthplace, is the most typical example of the evolution from non-mainstream to mainstream. Rough guitar noise effects and structures are often used in the music. Most of them used a slow tempo to an explosive fast tempo, and later moved closer to the new wave style; Representatives: Nirvana, Pearl Jam; China: Zhou Ren, Xu Wei

Industrial Industrial Music Industrial Music, Music Developed from early experimental music, it has no melody, no rhythm, uses a lot of sound effects and noise, and is harsh

New Wave New Wave, a branch of post punk that develops into a bright style. As the name suggests, the music is fresh It was rich in melody and mostly used advanced electronic synthesizers at the time; representative band: Talking Head

Punk Punk is a rogue-style music created by the idle middle class. The music usually expresses destruction. The power of sex, music lacks culture, but is full of power and joy, and is easily accepted by young people. Although this music appeared in the 1960s and 1970s, its role continues into the 21st century; it represents Characters: Sex Pistls, Clash; China: Brain turbidity

Ska is a fast-paced beach dance music from Jamaica. Although it was produced early, it evolved into the raggae style until it was later integrated with the punk style. It has become a kind of music that is both explosive and joyful. It is easy to accept and has been recognized by a lot of listeners. The music is mostly played with short cut sounds of the guitar, and has a strong sense of dance-like jumping. It represents the band. : Suicide Machine; China: Reflector

Post punk Post-punk is a music style that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It has no direct inheritance relationship with the punk style. , but the music spirit adheres to the destructive and fearless characteristics of punk, which became the origin of many non-mainstream music styles in the future. The music is more melodic and oppressive than punk music; representative figures: Joy Division, Cure

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