2. Renaissance Music
Renaissance music had many
different sounds using
instruments like the harp, lyre,
and bagpipes. Most of it made you
want to dance and jump around;
yet, some songs had sort of an
ambient sound,
~Sicut Cervus
(Giovanni Pierluigi
da Palestrina) - The
Cambridge Singers~
like in the track I have in the upper
left hand side. Unlike our modern
music, the drums stayed steady
with one tempo or beat the entire
song. I thought most of it sounded
very jolly and the sound of it made
me happy.
3. Early Romantic Era
Ah, the Romantic Era, a time for piano music and
symphonies. One of the most memorable artists
of this time was Beethoven. He wrote dozens and
dozens of music masterpieces. Romantic music
makes me feel very relaxed and is one of my
favorite genres to listen to while I do school work.
The pace of most music from the Early Romantic
Era starts slow and steady then speeds up and gets
louder, then it returns to slow (or the opposite
Moonlight
Sonata-
Beethoven
4. Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz sounds exactly what you’d think it
sounds like; Smooth. It makes the most
popular jazz instrument, the saxophone, sound
like melting butter. Smooth Jazz artist, like
Kenny G., try to make their music sound
sensual and relaxing. To me, Jazz is all about
love and smooth jazz is a more intense version.
Smooth jazz is the language of love in the
music industry.
Kenny G. – Songbir
5. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose
out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of
gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying“.
Soul music is about what’s on your heart, your feelings. It has a very
bluesy sound to it, but it generally has a faster tempo than blues.
Personally, I’d prefer blues because I like the key they’re played in
better.
DELFONICS: LA LA
MEANS I LOVE
YOU
6. Without James Brown, we would have
never discovered Funk Music. He changed
soul to funk which swept the nation in
1970. In the same year, Wild Cherry formed
and created my favorite funk song: Play
that Funky Music White Boy. Everything
that funk is, is shown in this song. For
some reason, all funk singers seem to sing
higher at some point in the song. I found
that in a lot of the songs I listened to.
Funk is usually upbeat, and has killer bass
lines so you can groove along to it easily.
James Brown-
I Feel Good
7. It was a hot summa day in Jamaica mahn, da year
was 1960 and we be banging the drums to da Reggae
beats.
Reggae music is Jamaican dance music. It has a very
light sound to it and there are a lot of pauses in between
notes. Reggae has now spread to many countries, each
of them changing and bringing a new sound to reggae.
Bob Marley is one of the greatest known Reggae
artists, but my favorite is Sublime. Reggae music is
about spreading happiness and good feelings or “vibes”
to everyone who hears the song.
Sublime- What I Got
8. Rockabilly
Rockabilly came from a combination of country,
blues, jazz, and rock and roll music. Artists like Johnny
Cash and Elvis started a revolutionary trend of
rebellion. Their music was new and went against what
the kids had learned growing up. Elvis moved his hips
and changed dancing forever. He influenced kids to
think on their own and to say things they were told were
bad, but are really harmless.
Rockabilly music sounds very country western,
but darker. I like how the man always sings really low,
while the woman singer is very high; they complement
each other.
Moonlight Howlers
- Rocket to the
Moon
10. Boy Bands
Who doesn’t love a group of boys who seem more feminine than
masculine, dance in tight pants on a stage , and play not a single
instrument? (me)
Boy bands are a group of around 3-5 teenage boys who all sing
together. The music they sing is kind of poppy and upbeat. They
sing about the troubles of finding the perfect women for them. Bands
like N Sync and the Backstreet Boys were popular around the
late1990. Every girl would fall for these boys and this still proves
true today. For example, One Direction the British Boy Band that
formed in 2010. For some reason, us girls just can’t resist boys who
N Sync- Bye Bye Bye
