Britain and American Music

1、MusicElectronic MusicRock MusicFolk MusicComputer MusicSynthesized Electronic MusicConcrete Music Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production, an electronic musician being a musician who composes and/or performs such music.

2、In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the harmonious, Hammond organ, and the electronic guitar. Purely electronic sound production can be a

3、chieved using devices such as the Theremin , sound , Synthesize, and computer.Today, electronic music includes many varieties, among which, electronic dance music is the most popular one. It is greatly related to cultures of nightclubs and disco music and the Noisy electronic dance music has almost

4、been the symbol of nightclub and discotheque.Today, electronic music includes many varieties, among which, electronic dance music is the most popular one. It is greatly related to cultures of nightclubs and disco music and the Noisy electronic dance music has almost been the symbol of nightclub and

5、discotheque. Today, electronic music includes many varieties, among which, electronic dance music is the most popular one. It is greatly related to cultures of nightclubs and disco music and the Noisy electronic dance music has almost been the symbol of nightclub and discotheque. Instruments such as

6、 electronic guitar, bass, keyboard and drum set are often involved in electronic music. Enjoy 1 electronic music By 1949 Schaeffers compositional work was known publicly as concrete music . He stated: when I proposed the term concrete music I intended to point out an opposition with the way musical

7、work usually goes. Instead of notating musical ideas on paper with the symbols and entrusting their realization to well-known instruments, the question was to collect concrete sounds, wherever they came from, and to abstract the musical values they were potentially containing According to Herry, con

8、crete music was not a study of timbre, it is focused on envelopes, forms. It must be presented by means of non-traditional characteristics, leading to a manner of composing, indeed, a new mental framework of composing Synthesized electronic music consists of sounds generated and manipulated entirely

9、 by electronic means, through an electronic oscilator or a modifying device like a synthesizer. It sometimes including sample-based synthesis and low bit sample playback. Many music devices featured synthesizers in line with low rate sample playback. The characteristics sound of this music was initi

10、ally the result of early sound cards technical limitations; however, the sound has since become sought after in its own right Computer music is the applications of computing technology in music composition . It includes the theory and application of new and existing technologies and basic aspects of

11、 music, such as sound synthesis, digital signal processing, sound design, sonic diffusion, and so no. The field of computer music can trace its roots back to the origins of electronic music, and the very first experiments and innovations with electronic instruments at the turn of the 20th century. M

12、ore recently, with the advent of personal computing, and the growth of home recording , the term computer music is sometimes used to describe music that has been created using computing technology.Enjoy 2: computer music Rock music is a kind of type, originated in the 1940s and 1950s end of early Am

13、erican pop, quickly became popular in the world. Rock with its flexible bold expression and passion music rhythm expression of emotion, the young people around the world. It includes many genres and styles, its earliest form, known as rock and roll, grew out of a synthesis of jazz, country music and

14、 popular songs. From 1960s onward, rock began moving in many different directions. (1)Motown flourished in Detroit with African American groups, its sound was characterized by close vocal harmony, soaring melody, and a steady beat.(2)Surf was in many respects the white counterpart to Motown, evident

15、 in the work of Beech Boy.(3)Hard or acid rock was characterized by a louder, more aggressive sound, often involving sonic distortion.(4)Rock continues to boom in the closing decades of the 20th century, such as Heavy metal、Disco、Hip-Hop、Rap.The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liver

16、pool in 1960. They became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle , beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several genres, ranging from pop ballads to psychedelic and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements in i

17、nnovative ways. As their songwriting grew in complicated they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the eras revolutions. Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that. Some types of folk music are also called world musicBob Dylan is an American musician singer-songwriter , artist, and writer. He has been an influential figure in popular musi