music Flashcards
said to be the music of the majority, something appreciated or has appealed
many. It is the “people’s music.” It is the same with folk music
popular music
7 genres of popular music
ballad
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
disco
rap
broadway music
jazz
is a traditional folk music performed by a soloist that expresses a tale in a strophic
form. It is transferred from one generation to another
ballad
also r&b or RnB, is a black popular music of the 1950s. It is a
combination of different popular music genres like a jazz, gospel, and blues. It is in quadruple
meter
rhythm and blues
is a popular style evolved in the 1950s from a combination of
rhythm and blues and country-western music characteristics.
rock and roll
famous performers of rock and roll
ray charles
james brown
was known as the “King of Rock ‘n Roll.”
elvis presly
british rock group, was formed in 1960 in Liverpool, England.
The rock group was the most influential performers in the history of rock ‘n roll.
the beatles
is a style of popular music in the 1970s and is s distinguished form of
dance music
disco
discotheque
type of dance oriented night club, 1960s
is a spoken word delivered quickly in rhymes verses. It is a rock music that
evolved in the 1970s. it is accompanied by hip-hop music.
rap
Counter part of opera in the popular music is the . The earliest
are written by the Americans.
broadway musical
was developed in America and was predominantly created by the black
American musicians. It was around 1917 when it had been developed and
became popular during the early 1900.
jazz
8 styles of jazz
- Ragtime
- Blue
- Big band and Swings
- Bebop
- Cool jazz
- Free jazz
- Jazz rock
- New Orleans Jazz