Rock music. Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States.[1][2] It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music.
Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources. By the late 1960s, referred to as the "golden age"[3] or "classic rock"[1] period, a number of distinct rock music sub-genres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, and jazz-rock fusion, many of which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock, which was influenced by the countercultural psychedelic scene. Characteristics[edit] A simple 4/4 drum pattern common in rock music Play Origins[edit] Rock and roll[edit] "In-between years"[edit]
21st-century classical music. 21st-century classical music is a diverse art form.
Some elements of the previous century have been retained, including post-modernism, polystylism and eclecticism, which seek to incorporate elements of all styles of music irrespective of whether these are "classical" or not—these efforts represent a slackening differentiation between the various musical genres. The combination of classical music and multimedia is a notable practice in the 21st century; the Internet, alongside its related technology, are important resources in this respect.
The number of important female composers has also increased significantly. Music in the 21st century[edit] Anderson, a British composer, combines the music of traditional cultures from outside the western concert tradition with elements of modernism, spectral music and electronic music. Often styled the "Father of New Complexity", English composer Brian Ferneyhough has recently started writing works which reference those of past composers. Contemporary classical music. Categorization[edit] Generally "contemporary classical music" amounts to: History[edit] Background[edit] 1945–75[edit] In America, composers like Milton Babbitt, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Henry Cowell, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, George Rochberg, and Roger Sessions, formed their own ideas.
Movements[edit] Modernism[edit] Many of the key figures of the high modern movement are alive, or only recently deceased, and there is also still an extremely active core of composers, performers, and listeners who continue to advance the ideas and forms of modernism.[11] Electronic music[edit] Computer music[edit] Between 1975 and 1990, a shift in the paradigm of computer technology had taken place, making electronic music systems affordable and widely accessible. 20th-century music. 20th-century music is defined by the sudden emergence of advanced technology for recording and distributing music as well as dramatic innovations in musical forms and styles.
Because music was no longer limited to concerts, opera-houses, clubs, and domestic music-making, it became possible for music artists to quickly gain global recognition and influence. Twentieth-century music brought new freedom and wide experimentation with new musical styles and forms that challenged the accepted rules of music of earlier periods. Faster modes of transportation allowed musicians and fans to travel more widely to perform or listen. Amplification permitted giant concerts to be heard by those with the least expensive tickets, and the inexpensive reproduction and transmission or broadcast of music gave rich and poor alike nearly equal access to high-quality music performances.
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