Types Of Music
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Music
Types of music
by : Javier Silva
Classification
Music
Classical music Pop music Folk music
Classical Music
• It´s written in scores. • It´s usually listened in concerts.
Classical Music
• It´s made for a select public and this public has to be in silence in the concerts.
• There is a lot of instrumental music. It´s elegant and looks for beauty in the simplicity, in the balance.
• Pieces are very elaborated.
Classical Music
• When it is played by an orchestra, the conductor is the guide.
• The composers are famous and professional musicians in the history of music. The performersare not usualy the composers of the pieces they play.
Classical Music
• It can change depending on the cultures.
• It doesn´t lose its appeal over time although it ondergone many changes throughout history.
Pop Music
• It´s usually recorded. • It is mainly for a younger audience and during the concert the focus is on the visual aspects of the performance.
Pop Music
• It conects very well with young people. Self-taughtmusicians play or sing it and electric instruments are usually used.
• Vocal music predominates. The songs deal with social and young people problems. The image of the pop stars is very important. It keeps to a formal structure “verse-chorus-verse” presented in a simple way . Voice is predominant in the first plane and has a lineal and repeated percussion.
Pop Music
• Usually the singer is the leader.
• The songs aren´t usually composed by one person. The composers aren´t usually classically trained. The performers are not usually the composers of the songs that they play.
Pop Music
• It is not identified with specific countries.
• 70s
• It varies frequently according to fashion.
• Now
Folk Music
• It is transmitted orally from generation to generation and it doesn´t need a score.
• Everyone can participate. ( To maintain its appeal has been transformed into more of a spectacle for the audience )
Folk Music
• It is enjoyed by all people. Everybody knows the compositions. Everybody can paticipate playing, singing or dancing. Traditional instruments are used.
• Vocal music predominates. It is related to the events found in the calendar or to the important moments in someone´s life. It is usually simple melodies with a small sentence structure, in verses and with a chorus.
Folk Music
• The audience often becomes involved in the performance as a part the spectacle.
• Pieces are anonymous. The composers are unknown.
Folk Music
• It exists all over the world and it varies according places.
• It withstands the passing of time.