Music

MUSIC By: Hajira What is Music? Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice.   The Voyager Golden Record  launched along the  Voyager  probes  to space, which feature music from around the world How it originated? It is often debated as to what extent the origins of music will ever be understood, and t...

RHYTHMS & BLUES  By: Ram Artists in action from R & B Only, an American platform which conducts live digital events Introduction Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R’n’B, is a  genre  of  popular music  that originated in  African-American  communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when “urbane, rock,  jazz -based music were budding. R&B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy, as well as triumphs and failures in terms of relationships, economics, and aspirations. The term “rhythm and blues” has undergone a number of shifts in meaning. In the early 1950s, it was frequently applied to  blues  records. Starting in the mid-1950s, after this style of music had contributed to the development of  rock and roll ,...

ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC  By: Ankur  A DJ in action at Ultra Miami Festival, 2018 Introduction Electronic Dance Music (EDM), also known as club music, is a broad range of  electronic music  genres made largely for  night-clubs ,  raves , and  festivals . It is generally produced for  playback  by a disc jockey (DJ) who create seamless selections of tracks, called a  DJ mix , by  transitioning  from one recording to another which is designed to create and maintain dynamic energy flow and charged atmosphere, with high peaks and deep valleys. This results in building up the energy, then dropping it back down, only to repeat the process again thus making it a melodic rollercoaster. History and Development During the late 1980s and early 1990s, following the emergence of underground festivals and an upsurge of interest in  club culture , EDM achieved mainstream popularity particularly in the US and Europe. Historic...

POP ROCK By: Sameer K-Pop Group, BTS in the Love Yourself Tour, South Korea, 2018 Introduction Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a  fusion genre  with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than  rock music . Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal  rock and roll , early pop rock was influenced by the  beat , arrangements, and original style of rock and roll. It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with pop and rock. History and Development The term ‘pop’ has been used since the early fourth century to refer to popular music in general, but from the mid-1950s it began to be used for a distinct genre, aimed at a youth market, often characterized as a softer alternative to rock and roll. In the aftermath of the  British Invasion , from about 1967, it was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock, to describe a form that was ...

HEAVY METAL By: Karthik Reddy  British metal band, Iron Maiden performing in Bucharest, 2022 Introduction Heavy Metal often simply called as Metal is a  genre  of  rock   music  that includes a group of related styles that are intense, virtuosic, and powerful. Driven by the aggressive sounds of the distorted  electric guitar , heavy metal is arguably the most commercially successful genre of rock music. Although the origin of the term ‘heavy metal’ is widely attributed to the novelist  William Burroughs , its use actually dates well back into the 19th century, when it is generally referred to cannon or to power more. History and Development It was originated in the late 1960 and early 1970s, mostly in the United Kingdom and United States. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s. During the mid-1970s, the English...