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3 days ago · Rock, form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and that by the end of the 20th century was the world’s dominant form of popular music. It originated in the United States and spread to other English-speaking countries and across Europe in the 1960s.
- Rock music, also called rock and roll, rock & roll, or rock ’n’ roll, is a form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and is defined as “a for...
- Folk rock is a hybrid musical style of rock music and folk music that emerged in the United States and Britain in the mid-1960s. Folk musicians, le...
- Some famous early rock music artists include Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix.
4 days ago · The 20th century saw a revolution in music listening as the radio gained popularity worldwide and new media and technologies were developed to record, edit and distribute music. Music performances became increasingly visual with the broadcast and recording of performances.
1 day ago · Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. [3] It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the ...
5 days ago · Rachmaninoff’s music, although written mostly in the 20th century, remains firmly entrenched in the 19th-century musical idiom. He was, in effect, the final expression of the tradition embodied by Tchaikovsky—a melodist of Romantic dimensions still writing in an era of explosive change and experimentation.
5 days ago · 4. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew Lloyd Webber by premier.gov.ru ( CC BY 3.0) Famous British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was born in Kensington, London, and his name is synonymous with Broadway’s musical theater. He began composing music at age nine and put on performances with his friends and family.
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4 days ago · Twentieth-Century Composers (1900 - 1975) M-Z. If you are a student of Music History or Composition, here is a more detailed list of composers you should know from this period.
