MEDIEVAL MUSIC

Medieval music refers to the music of Western Europe during the

Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries 12. It is
the first and longest era of Western classical music and is followed
by the Renaissance music1. The Medieval period of music history
began around the fall of the Roman empire in 476 AD and lasted
through the end of the fourteenth century, when it gave way to
Renaissance music2. Medieval-era music centered around the
church2. Some of the main types of medieval music are Gregorian
chants, a monophonic vocal line sung by monks, and polyphony,
when multiple sounds form separate melody and harmony lines5.
 RENAISSANCE
Renaissance music is traditionally understood to cover European music
of the 15th and 16th centuries, later than the Renaissance era as it is
understood in other disciplines. Rather than starting from the early 14th-
century ars nova, the Trecento music was treated by musicology as a
coda to Medieval music and the new era dated from the rise
of triadic harmony and the spread of the contenance angloise style from
Britain to the Burgundian School. A convenient watershed for its end is
the adoption of basso continuo at the beginning of the Baroque period.
The main characteristics of Renaissance music are:[1]
 Music based on modes.
 Richer texture, with four or more independent melodic parts being
performed simultaneously. These interweaving melodic lines, a style
called polyphony, is one of the defining features of Renaissance music.
 Blending, rather than contrasting, melodic lines in the musical texture.
 Harmony that placed a greater concern on the smooth flow of the
music and its progression of chords.
 BAROQUE MUSIC
Baroque music is a style of music that prevailed from about 1600
to about 175012345. It is known for its grandiose, dramatic, and
energetic spirit but also for its stylistic diversity 1. It was a time of
great musical development and innovation, with famous composers
like Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi4. It also established the
major/minor tonal system that still dominates Western music 45. The
term "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word for "oddly shaped
pearl" and was originally used as a criticism by nineteenth century
critics2.
 ROCK & ROLL
MUSIC
Rock and roll is a style of popular music that originated in the
United States in the mid-1950s and evolved into the more
encompassing international style known as rock music123. Rock
and roll developed from a kind of music called rhythm and
blues performed by black singers and musicians 143. Rock and
roll was popular only with African-Americans at first, but later
became popular across the United States and in Europe1.
Cultural Influence:
Rock and roll influenced lifestyles, fashion, attitudes, and
language.[127] In addition, rock and roll may have contributed to the
civil rights movement because both African-American and white
American teens enjoyed the music.[12]
Many early rock and roll songs dealt with issues of cars, school,
dating, and clothing. The lyrics of rock and roll songs described
events and conflicts to which most listeners could relate through
personal experience. Topics such as sex that had generally been
considered taboo began to appear in rock and roll lyrics. This new
music tried to break boundaries and express emotions that people
were actually feeling but had not discussed openly. An awakening
began to take place in American youth culture.
HEAVY METAL
MUSIC
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late
1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United
States123. It has roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock,
and is characterized by distorted guitars, extended solos, emphatic
beats and loudness12. Some of the genre's most famous pioneers are
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple 1. The term heavy
metal has been used in different contexts, such as chemistry,
literature and power, before it appeared in the lyrics of
Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild" (1968) and was adopted by rock
critics45. Heavy metal has grown and evolved over time, spawning
various subgenres

MELLOW ROCK
Soft rock (also known as light rock or mellow rock) is a form
of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern
California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the
edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock,[1] relying on simple,
melodic songs with big, lush productions. Soft rock was prevalent
on the radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed
into a form of the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the
1980s

RAP MUSIC
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly known as
disco rap, is a genre of popular music that was originated in the
Bronx borough of New York City in the early 1970s by African
Americans, having existed for several years prior to mainstream
discovery. Hip hop originated as an anti-drug and anti-violence
genre, while consisting of stylized rhythmic music that commonly
accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is
chanted. According to the professor Asante of African American
studies at Temple University, "hip hop is something that blacks can
unequivocally claim as their own". It was developed as part of hip
hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements:
MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing,
and graffiti art. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines
from records, and rhythmic beatboxing. While often used to refer
solely to rapping, "hip hop" more properly denotes the practice of
the entire subculture. The term hip hop music is sometimes used
synonymously with the term rap music, though rapping is not a
required component of hip hop music; the genre may also
incorporate other elements of hip hop culture, including DJing,
turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks.

NEW WAVE
New wave is a music genre[31][32][33] that encompasses pop-oriented
styles from the late 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a
lighter and more melodic "broadening of punk culture" that usually
includes the use of synthesizers.[4] It was originally used as a catch-
all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock,
[34]
including punk itself.[33] Later, critical consensus favored "new
wave" as an umbrella term involving many popular music styles of
the era, including power pop, synth-pop, alternative dance, and
specific forms of punk that were less abrasive. [15] It may also be
viewed as a more accessible counterpart of post-punk.[33]
A number of common characteristics of new wave music include a
humorous or quirky pop approach, angular guitar riffs, jerky
rhythms, the use of electronics along with a distinctive visual style
in fashion and music videos.[33][5] In the early 1980s, virtually every
new pop/pop rock act – and particularly those that
employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave".[33] Although
new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the musicians
were more influenced by the styles of the 1950s along with the
lighter strains of 1960s pop and were opposed to the generally
abrasive, political bents of punk rock, as well as what was
considered to be creatively stagnant "corporate rock".

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