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Culture Corner Styles of Music Classical Classical music was the music of European courts and big concert halls.Specifically, classical music refers to orchestral music of the 18th and early 19th century.Classical music is played with traditional European instruments, often in large orchestras.Beethoven and Mozart are two of the most famous classical composers.Classical music is enjoyed by many for its rich and beautiful melodies. Blues Blues started off as the music of African slaves brought to the United States.It is closely related to the music of West Africa.It became well-known throughout the world through such musicians as Muddy Waters and B.B. King.In many ways, blues music remains an important element in many of today's popular tunes. Jazz Jazz grew out of blues.As with blues, one of the important elements of jazz is improvisation.Improvisation happens when a musician plays unwritten music to fit the mood of the occasion.One of the most famous names in jazz is Miles Davis.He was famous for always finding new ways of playing jazz,and for many people this represented the spirit of jazz.Jazz has been called "the classical music of black America". Rock 'n' Roll and Rock Rock 'n' roll developed from fast blues. Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were the big names in rock 'n' roll and the Beatles in England took the music and made their own sounds from it.When the guitars got louder and the guitar solos got longer, rock 'n' roll became just rock.Now rock is one of the most popular forms of music in the world and its fans can be seen from Beijing to Boston and all the places in between. Creating new music Today these names of music styles are less important to musicians. Radio, television and the Internet have made it easier for sounds to travel across cultures and styles have become more and more mixed. If there is one thing the history of popular music has shown,it is that good musicians will always create new music from the different styles they hear. 文化角 音乐风格 古典 古典音乐是在欧洲宫廷和大型音乐厅演奏的音乐。明确的说，古典音乐引用了18世纪和19世纪初的管弦乐。古典音乐使用传统的欧洲乐器演奏，通常是大型的管弦乐器。贝多芬和莫扎特是两位最著名的古典音乐作曲家。古典音乐因为其丰富优美的音调而被很多人欣赏。 蓝调音乐 蓝调音乐是由非洲黑人引进美国的音乐演变而来的。它同西非的音乐关系紧密。音乐家例如马蒂o沃特斯和布鲁斯男孩o金让整个世界都知道了这种音乐。在许多方面，蓝调音乐仍然是今天许多流行曲调的重要元素。 爵士 爵士由蓝调演变而来。与蓝调相比，爵士最重要的元素之一就是即席创作。即席创作就是音乐家为了与场合的氛围相符而演奏的没有歌词记录的音乐。爵士音乐中最重要的音乐家之一是迈尔士o戴维斯。他因经常创造演奏爵士的新方式而出名，对许多人来说这代表着爵士的精神。爵士被称为“美国黑人的古典音乐”。 传统摇滚和现代摇滚 传统摇滚由快节奏的蓝调发展而来。恰克o贝利和艾尔维斯o普莱斯利是摇滚乐中的知名人士，英国的披头士乐队运用了这种音乐，并加入他们自己的元素。当吉他声音变大，吉他独奏变长时，传统摇滚就成了现代摇滚。现代摇滚成为了世界上最流行的音乐之一，它的歌迷遍及从北京到波士顿以及中间的所有地方。 创造新音乐 今天这些音乐风格的名字对音乐家来说不那么重要了。收音机、电视机和互联网使得音乐得以穿越文化界限，而风格变得越来越融合。如果还要展示流行音乐的历史，就是优秀的音乐家通常会从他们听到的不同音乐风格中创造新的音乐。 |
