Music

vocal or instrumental
sounds (or both) combined
in such a way as to
produce beauty of form,
harmony, and expression
of emotion.

The
Elements
of
Music

Pitch

Pitch

register (high or
low);Organization of
pitches with a pattern
ofintervalsbetween
them
createsscales;Words
we might use to

Rhythm
the time element of music.A
specific rhythm is a specific pattern
in time; we usually hear these in
relation to a steady pulse, and
mentally organize this pulse
ortempointometer(sometimes
called a "time signature").Meter
organizes beats into groups,
usually of two or three; beats can

Melody
musical line, is a combination of pitch
and rhythm (some say
"duration").Sometimes a melody is
considered to be thethemeof a
composition. We might characterize
melody by itscontour(rising or
falling) and the size of the intervals in
it.A melody that uses mostly small
intervals (or scale steps) and is
smooth is said to be aconjunct
melody.Not surprisingly, a melody

Timbre
sound quality or tone color; timbre is
the characteristic that allows us to
distinguish between one instrument
and another, and the difference
between vowel sounds (for example,
long "a" or "ee").Terms we might use
to describe timbre:bright, dark,
brassy, reedy, harsh, noisy, thin, buzzy,
pure, raspy, shrill, mellow, strained.I
prefer to avoid describing timbre in
emotional terms (excited, angry,

Dynamics
Dynamics
loud or soft.A composition
that has extremely soft
passages as well as
extremely loud passages is
said to have a large or
widedynamic
range.Dynamics can
change suddenly or

Texture
Texture
monophonic (one voice or line),
polyphonic(many voices, usually
similar, as in Renaissance or Baroque
counterpoint),
homophonic (1. a melody with simple
accompaniment;2.chords moving in
the same rhythm (homorhythmic))
heterophony mixed or multiple
similar versions of a melody performed
simultaneously (rare in European

Different
Types
Of
Music

Classical
Classical
Music
Music

 The kind of music that most of us

have forgotten, yet listen to
everyday. Because most of what
we hear now is derived from
what the great classical
composers created decades and
centuries ago. We may think of
classical music as what
orchestras play in a giant
auditorium, wearing black

 Orchestral Music

The usual grand collection

of many musicians (more
than eighty), grouped
according to their
instrument, guided by
their sheet music, years of
training and practice, and

 A symphony consists of four movements

(sometimes three). They usually differ from
each other through the kind of emotion they
are designed to invoke.
A suite (pronounced 'sweet', French for 'a
sequence') is an arrangement of short
movements, either self-composed or taken
from someone else's composition.
An overture is a piece of composition that
acts as the curtain-raiser to the opera.
A concerto is essentially made of three
movements, that are created solely for the
purpose of letting the soloist instrument
shine out. This is unlike a symphony, where
all instruments perform in unison.

Chamber music
This is musical work composed
specifically for a smaller
instrumental arrangement
(smaller

Opera than an orchestra).

The most popular type of
classical music to come out of
the Baroque era was the opera.
It's an orchestra set to an entire
play. The composition can be
created to accompany an act or

Rock Music

The origins of rock 'n' roll are as

foggy as the genre is popular.
What I can offer you is this: the
term was coined in 1955 by Alan
Freed, a disc jockey from Ohio. The
oldest form of rock 'n' roll (1950s)
was a mixture of R&B, country and
rockabilly (it was just called hillbilly
music back then), only it was
faster, louder and 'dangerous'. The
man at the forefront of this genre
was (and still is) Elvis Presley,

 Alternative rock is anything that

peaked for brief periods of time and was
out of the ordinary, even by rock
standards. This includes grunge, indie,
new wave, punk and Goth to name a
few. Alternative rock can be defined
more through movements rather than
individual bands.
Art rock, which is the early form of
psychedelic rock and progressive rock. It
is led by the bands Exploding Plastic
Inevitable, Pink Floyd and The Jimi
Hendrix Experience (Jimi was also

 Metal is perhaps the branch

of rock with the most number of
offshoots. It is believed to be
initiated by Black Sabbath. It
also includes Iron Maiden, who
are a part of the heavy metal
movement called New Wave of
British Heavy Metal.
Glam rock can encompass a
wider range of other styles of

Blues
Blues

The reason why blues became so

popular can only be understood
when you look at its time of
creation. The origin of blues is
too unclear to pinpoint to one
artist or one year; for the sake of
historic importance, it's believed
that the blues music was created
in the late 19th century, by the
black slaves that were forced to
work in the cotton fields. Blues
has firm roots in African

 Mississippi delta blues came from

the Mississippi delta region. It's the
oldest known form of blues as a
genre, from which other forms later
evolved. Artists included in this
style are Muddy Waters and
Memphis Minnie (When the Levee
Breaks is a perfect example of the
delta blues).
Chicago blues came next, when
the delta musicians started

 Texas blues came out after

America saw how big Chicago
blues was getting. The style
was made famous by artists
like Lightnin' Hopkins and
Freddie King.
Blues rock was one of the
last big blues styles to hit it
big. It's largely inspired by

Jazz

Jazz is the second

genre born from
African traditional
music. It is considered
to be America's first
indigenous form of
music. It is believed to

 Ragtime was the most popular form

of jazz. It started in the late 1800s and
included heavy use of the piano. It was
a little different from the other jazz
styles because it was formally
composed, rather than improvised.
Check out 'Shoe Tickler Rag' and 'The
Maple Leaf Rag'.
New Orleans jazz started in that
city and focused on collective
improvisation.
Chicago jazz is where the swing
really started swinging. It's

 Cool jazz is a direct

response to the thendeclining bebop jazz. It was
more classical and formal.
Smooth jazz is one of the
last styles implemented. It is
heavily influenced by R&B
and funk.
Scat jazz is a form of

Folk

Folk music can be broadly classified

into two groups, traditional folk and
folk revival. Not styles, like other
genres. There is only one type - folk.
The actual folk songs are something
that are indigenous to a culture,
popularized at events and passed
down mostly orally. It is often the case
that a folk song does not have a
singular credible artist (or cannot be
found). The songs are sourced as
anonymous and are therefore, not

R&B

R&B, which stands for

Rhythm and Blues, was a
name coined due to need
rather than style. During the
40s, any music created by the
African-American populace
was termed 'black music' or
'race music'. The term was
quite offensive and therefore,
stunted the growth and

 Funk can be considered to be a part

of R&B. It includes James Brown (the
creator of funk) and Earth, Wind and
Fire. The music is primarily meant to be
danced to.
Contemporary R&B is music that
fits into the R&B category after the 80s.
Soul is a style generated from a
heavy influence of gospel music on
blues and R&B. The style was largely
created by Ray Charles.
Neo Soul is almost like soul, except
it includes influences from hip hop, rap

Hip
Hop
Hip
Hop

The music of hip hop is

just a part of the whole
culture, a very big part.
The music is marked by a
significant importance to
the bass and the beats,
with rapping as the
predominant vocal art

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