COLEGIUL NAȚIONAL „MIHAIL SADOVEANU”

PAȘCANI, JUDEȚUL IAȘI

LUCRARE PENTRU OBȚINEREA ATESTATULUI DE

COMPETENȚĂ LINGVISTICĂ LA LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

SESIUNEA MAI 2022

ROCK MUSIC

Candidat: Sîrghie Marina

Clasa a XII-a A

Grupă cu predare intensivă în Limba Engleză

Profesor îndrumător: Hărățu Elisabeta

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. TABLE OF CONTENT: 1 page

2. I. INTRODUCTION: 2 pages
3. II. CHAPTER 1: 6 pages
1. How was rock music born?
2. What is Rock Music?
3. The most popular rock bands of all time
4. CHAPTER 2: 4 pages
1. The popular rock-concert gesture
2. Favorite lyrics
5. CONCLUSION: 1 page
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY: 1 page

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 I. INTRODUCTION

"Rock music was never written for or performed for

conservative tastes."

- Frank Zappa.

The topic I chose for the attestation paper is rock music and the
evolution of this genre. From my point of view, rock music helps me get
rid of my worries and daily activities. I can escape in music every time
and process what happened in a situation so I can react to it. It’s the type
o feeling that you can understandable if you live it. Some time ago, we
had a group of friends, with who we only listened to rock music. It had
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influenced my mood, my group of friends, my clothes, and so on. We
still listen in our headphones to: Nirvana, Three Days Grace, Disturbed,
Nickelback, Evanescence, and many others. the history of this musical
phenomenon teaches us that beyond skin color, appearance, income, and
origin, we are all people with feelings, dreams, and desires, and it
teaches us that everything is possible. I'm into rock 'n' roll because rock
'n' roll, to me, means freedom. The best rock music not only makes you
tap your feet, it also touches your heart as well as your mind.

The musical genres are vast, but also complex from all points of view.
The differences between them are remarkable, but the common point is
the feeling it gives you. There are many people who are attracted to
distinct type of musical style, which is normal, because of the diversity.
Being a natural aspect, it must be accepted regardless of whether the
musical styles listened to by the people around us do not coincide with
the personal ones. Rock, like other types of music, should be given the
same freedoms and rights to be played and heard by those who want to
listen. Rock music will never go out of style especially in the new
generation, because people find themselves in this music that expresses
an infinite range of feelings, from sadness and melancholy, to pure love
or revolt and exteriorization. of positive or negative energy. Although
this musical genre is not listened to by everyone, it has many interesting
aspects related to both history and the various subgenres of rock music,
which are not few at all.
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 II. CHAPTER 1

1. How was rock music born?

Rock and roll, also called rock ’n’ roll or rock & roll, style of popular
music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that
evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style
known as rock music, though the latter also continued to be known as
rock and roll.

The Rhythm and Blues are the main innovators behind the
development of Rock and Roll music. Elements of rock and roll can be
heard from the Blues music in the 1920s. Little Richard (one of the
greatest innovators in 1950s rock music) said that “Rhythm and Blues
had a baby and somebody named it rock and roll.” R&B is not the only
form of music that created Rock and Roll though, it was influenced by

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country and western music. Country and western music also originated
in Southern America during the 1920s. This form of music usually
consists of ballads, dance tunes and harmonies and the major instruments
used are banjos, electric and acoustic guitars.

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 2. What is Rock Music?

Rock is indeed the most creative genre of music, rock and roll has
been a huge cultural force. Driving, intense, energetic, and almost always
loud, rock music was the most popular form of music for decades before
hip-hop went mainstream. Dominating the airwaves for nearly 50 years,
rock spawned dozens of sub-genres – everything from intricate, lyrical
folk-rock to the most brutal forms of extreme death metal. It’s played in
small bars and sold-out arenas, garages and concert halls, and has made
its mark all over the world.

The origins of rock can be traced back to the 1940's when popular styles
were country music and blues which turned into a new sound aided by
electric guitars and a steady drum beat. Pioneers of 1950s rock like
Chuck Berry or based on classical blues structures while a special flair.

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Unlike the safe pop music of the time, the aggressive attack of rock
suggested a sexual freedom that was shocking for that conservative era.

By the early 1960s, Berry's followers, especially the Rolling Stones, had
expanded the scope of rock, from singles to musicians capable of
producing coherent albums. Embracing the youth rebellion in their
music, the Stones had a lot of controversy but raised rock to new cultural
heights.

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 3. The most popular rock bands of all time

Evanescence

Formed in: Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998

All time US album sales: 9.5 million

Most popular album: Fallen

Three Days Grace

Formed in: Ontario, Canada in early 1990s

All time US album sales: 6.0 million

Most popular album: One-X

Nirvana

Formed in: Aberdeen, Washington in 1987

All time US album sales: 25.0 million

Most popular album: Nevermind

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 Disturbed

Formed in: Chicago, Illinois in 1994

Most popular album: The Sickness

Nickelback

Formed in: Hanna, Canada in 1995

Most popular album: All the Right Reasons

Metallica

Formed in: Los Angeles, California in 1981

Most popular album: Metallica

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 III. CHAPTER 2
1. The popular rock-concert gesture

An important aspect to be told is the gestures of rock music. Rock on

or devil’s horns hand are a general symbol of rock and roll and heavy
metal culture. I believe that they have had an impact in the evolution and
development of this musical genre. Three decades later, what some call
“the devil’s horns” or “sign of the horns” has morphed into a mainstream
way of saying, “Rock on” or “ Hell, yeah” or “Good Times”. It means
that the person is enjoying the concert and is a sign language for saying
that the band rocks. Music fans, especially concertgoers, come across it
frequently. This symbol can mean other things to different cultures and
religious.

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 2. Favorite lyrics

There have been so many incredible rock songs produced over the years
and with them, some amazing lyrics that have become ingrained into our
consciousness.

Guns'n Roses - November Rain

Another famous song, a hymn of parting is November Rain from

Guns'n Roses. Basically, November has become the perfect month for a
breakup. The most significant verses, which emphasize the changing
nature of love: "Cause nothing lasts forever, And we both know that
heards could change, And it's hard to hold a candle, In the cold
November rain. In fact, any "elegant" parting is based on the excuse: "I
need sometime on my own."

The last verses are repeated like a storm: "Don't you think that you need
somebody (...) Everybody needs somebody" reflecting the fact that the
girlfriend has been left alone for a while, in this relationship and it is
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natural to break up, and November is the perfect month to be depressed
after a breakup.

For the lyrics that became an anthem, for Slash's guitar solo from the
fourth minute of the song, for the creativity of this world-class band and
for the torrent of feelings expressed so well in this song, we can easily
call it a song epic

Nirvana - Lake of Fire

This band, Nirvana, innovated the grundge. Kurt Cobain's voice means
grundge, and lazy guitar and nostalgic, slightly ironic lyrics go hand in
hand.

Here are the key verses: "Where do bad folks go when they die? They
don't go to Heaven where the angels fly, They go to the lake of fire and

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fry, see them again 'till the fourth of July." They defy the biblical view of
heaven and hell: "They try to find some place to rest their bones, while
the angels and the devils try to make their own."

Thus, "the lake of fire" is a space for the oropsites, where parties are held
in honor and where souls train their memories, nostalgia being present in
the air and in their voices.

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 IV. CONCLUSION

Every person perceives the music or the message transmitted by the

lyrics differently, has a favorite genre / subgenre, which resonates with
his personality, as such our musical "mini-universe" will be different.
The music you listen to represents you. Each of us has such a "business
card" of our own musical preferences, which is constantly expanding.

Rock is and will be a genre of music that will last in the new
generations, because people find themselves in this music that expresses
an infinite range of feelings and feelings, from sadness and melancholy,
to pure love or revolt and exteriorization. of positive or negative energy.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY:

http://evolutionofrockmusic.weebly.com/history-and-evolution.html

https://www.britannica.com/art/rock-and-roll-early-style-of-rock-music

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