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Joseph Haydn

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Classical Period

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W.A. Mozart

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Classical Period

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L. van Beethoven

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Classical Period

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W.C. Handy

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Early Blues

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Bessie Smith

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Early Blues

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Robert Johnson

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Early Blues

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Chuck Berry

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Rock & Roll

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Elvis Presley

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Rock & Roll

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The Penguins

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Doo Wop

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The Chords

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Doo Wop

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The Temptations

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Doo Wop

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The Beatles

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British invasion/ British rock

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Janis Joplin

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Hard rock & Roots rock

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The Rolling Stones

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Hard rock & Roots rock

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The Who

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Hard rock & Roots rock

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Bob Dylan

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Folk

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Simon and Garfunkel

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Folk

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Joni Mitchell

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Folk

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Jimi Hendrix

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Psychedelic Rock

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Jefferson Airplane

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Psychedelic Rock

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The Doors

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Psychedelic Rock

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Marvin Gaye

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Soul

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Aretha Franklin

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Soul

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Ray Charles

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Soul

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Sam Cooke

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Soul

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Curtis Mayfield

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Soul

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James Brown

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Funk

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Funkadelic

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Funk

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Queen

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Glam Rock

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David Bowie

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Glam Rock

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Sex Pistols

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Punk Rock

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The Clash

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Punk Rock

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Kraftwerk

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Krautrock

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Berry Gordy

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Motown Owner

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35
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Age of enlightenment

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Classical period

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French Revolution

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Classical period

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Coffee and chocolate imports

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Classical period

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Inventions like the steam engine, spinning jenny, etc.

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Classical period

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Transition from aristocratic and religious to focus on the individual

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Classical period

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40
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Musicians worked under the patronage system

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Classical period

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41
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Rise of sensual music making

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Classical period

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42
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4 orchestral sections

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Strings
Woodwinds
Percussion
Brass

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43
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Composition for orchestra

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Symphony

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44
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Composition for 2 violins, a viola, and a cello

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String quartet

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45
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Composition for solo and instrumental ensemble

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Sonata

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46
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Composition for solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment

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Concerto

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47
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Symphony orchestra has how many players

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30-60 max.

48
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Genre associated with anything vice

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Blues

49
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Music made during slavery in America

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Blues

50
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12 Bar blues structure

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Blues

51
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AABA form

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Classical period

52
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Turnaround

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At the end of a blues chorus
Usually chord V
Takes player back to the first bar of the chorus
Used to create cyclical structure

53
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3 Blues characteristics

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Stomping and clapping
Call and response
Syncopated rhythms

54
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12 Bar blues form uses what musical form?

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AAB

55
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New Orleans Piano tradition and boogie-woogie piano style influenced what genre?

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Rock & Roll

56
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Communism Paranoia and Civil rights movement

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1950’s

57
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Segregation laws started crumbling

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1950’s

58
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(Genre) Emerged in the 40’s in USA from Jazz in Chicago and New York

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R&B

59
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Focus on piano and guitar

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R&B

60
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Music produced and marketed to African Americans

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R&B

61
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(Genre) Vocalists imitating instruments with their voices

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Doo Wop

62
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(Genre) Non-sensical lyrics

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Doo Wop

63
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Often based on 12 bar blues with a 130+bpm

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Rock & Roll

64
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Use of the major pentatonic in the bass

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Rock & Roll

65
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Elaborate rhythm and lead guitars

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Rock & Roll

66
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(Charismatic) screaming and shouting

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Rock & Roll

67
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Originated in 1920’s in Southern States

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Country

68
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Themes of suffering, drinking, love, etc.

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Country

69
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(Decade?) Frankness about sexual behaviour, changing views of women’s roles, experimentation with sex and drugs, student movements.

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1960’s

70
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Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, etc.

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Motown Records

71
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Dick Dale

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Surf Rock

72
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Beach Boys

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Surf Rock

73
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Trip inspired music with non-western elements like drones

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Psychedelic rock

74
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New recording techniques like feedback, distortion, noise, etc.

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Psychedelic rock

75
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Elements of Folk, Blues, Country, and Rock & Roll

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Roots rock

76
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Male vocalists had extreme ranges

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Hard rock

77
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Genre exemplified rebellious youth who was anti-authoritarian

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Hard rock

78
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Genre that grew out of the protest movement

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Folk

79
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Themes: Civil rights movement, Vietnam War, Government, Sexual freedom, etc.

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Folk

80
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Contributors of this genre were often well read and had tertiary qualifications

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Folk

81
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Gender neutral titles such as “police officer” instead of “policeman”

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1970’s

82
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Beatles break up

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1970

83
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First personal computer

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1977

84
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First US space station after moon landing

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1973

85
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A unique “liturgical music” rooted in African American music and often called Gospel

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Soul

86
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Charismatic music in African American churches

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Soul

87
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Gospel songs were rewritten with secular lyrics to stir a new genre called…

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Soul

88
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Album name: What’s goin’ on

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Marvin Gaye

89
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Categorised as a song cycle

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Marvin Gaye - What’s goin’ on

90
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Political climate of “What’s goin’ on”

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Vietnam war
Civil rights
Feminism

91
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What’s goin’ on album promoted …

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Love
Anti-war sentiment
Family
Environmental issues

92
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Influenced by Gospel, R&B, and Jazz

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Soul

93
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Melisma

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A group of notes sung to one syllable of text

94
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Vamp

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Repeated passage of music that provides accompaniment for a soloist

95
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Slappin’ da Bass
Percussive electric guitar
Wah-wah pedals

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Funk

96
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Emphasized downbeat

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Funk

97
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Flamboyant, futuristic, theatrical genre

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Glam rock

98
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Musically very diverse and from different backgrounds

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Glam rock

99
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Would later lead to heavy metal in the 80’s

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Glam rock

100
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Melting pot of different genres, styles and periods (in fashion, music and performance)

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Glam rock

101
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Developed in Germany

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Krautrock and Electronic Music

102
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Umbrella term used to refer to German experimental bans

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Krautrock

103
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Merging elements of Experimental electronic music, avant-garde, funk, jazz, progressive rock.

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Krautrock

104
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In Krautrock, a steady beat with emphasis on kick is called?

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Motorik beat (motor skill)

105
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Worked in KLINGKLANG studio

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Kraftwerk

106
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Gradual move away from their improvised and ‘free’ music to more controlled, organized and electronic music.

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Kraftwerk

107
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Rebellion on all levels. Clothing, language, musical style etc.

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Punk rock

108
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Influenced a wide variety of musical genres such as indie, Punk Rock, Pop, Punk, Grunge, New Wave etc.

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Punk rock

109
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Sex Pistols

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Punk rock

110
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The Clash

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Punk rock

111
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Breakneck speed (very fast)

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Punk rock

112
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Non traditional songwriting forms

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Punk rock

113
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Lyrics were shouted, distorted chords, fingerpicked bass, aggressive drumming.

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Punk rock

114
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Talking Heads

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New Wave

115
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Joy Division

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New Wave

116
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Moved away form rock and blues based structures, and was heavily influenced by punk rock

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New Wave

117
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It differs from punk in that it exhibited pop features, but has the spirit of punk rock.

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New Wave

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