12/07/2011

Street Music And Many Other Music Kind

By Farah Fan


Street music has become a popular style of music. Different forms of music help in soothing one's disturbed soul, in the development of concentration and also enliven us to live life to the fullest extent. There are different types of music as people have various tastes. The objective of all music is to touch the core of the heart and thus music can be called an expression of our heart's saying.

Rock music came into existence in the rock and roll era of the 1950s. Elvis Presley and The Beatles are thought to be the forerunners of rock music. Rock music has its focus mostly on guitars, drums and heavy vocals. However, use of piano, synthesizer, saxophone, flute, mandolin and sitar has also been witnessed in the modern rock era. These instruments are mainly used to build a deeper impact. Through the years, rock music has varied into various genres like hard rock, metal rock, progressive rock etc. On the other hand, classical music is the principal form of music, and refers generally to the music which prevailed in the world before the 20th century. Classical music is a complex form of music and needs intensive training and knowledge. Classical music could also refer to the local and folk music of any particular country or region. In the world of Western music, the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are thought as classical music.

Heavy metal music, also known as 'information music', began after the Second World War. It includes various sub-genres, such as thrash metal, death metal, black metal and so on. The most important requirement of a heavy metal band is the presence of at least one electronic guitarist. There might be a few soft and subtle parts, but most of the songs are loud, fast and intense with some heavy use of the guitar and drums, and lot of screaming, mostly in death metal. Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were a number of the famous bands of this style.

One type of street music is hip hop music. Hip-hop music began among the Black American during the 1970s, with a heavy influence from the Jamaican music. Hip hop employs bass as the main instrument and includes rapping and audio mixing. Bob Marley and Roberts Nesta Marley were the innovators in popularizing hip-hop music. By 2000, hip-hop made its way to the world music charts, and now with the achievement of hip-hop performers, hip-hop is going places around the globe.

Rap music is another type of street music. Rap music is a development of an American minority. It was widely believed the rap music, as a fad will not see the test of time. But it's got recently been around for nearly 20 years. Rap music can be tracked to the West African professional singers and storytellers. Rap music was an offshoot of the Hiphop culture - recognized by graffiti and break dancing. Rap music has been influenced considerably by Jamaican music. The Bronx in New York City was the originating hub of rap music.




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