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1 day ago · Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics.
12 hours ago · Rock. 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 ...
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3 days ago · In the 2020s, several Afrobeat-influenced songs and artists have achieved notable success on various Billboard charts, particularly the World Digital Song Sales chart and the World Albums chart. These charts track the sales and performance of music from around the world, including genres like Afrobeat.
5 days ago · Home Entertainment & Pop Culture Music, Classical. Johannes Brahms. German composer. Written by. Robert Simpson. Composer. Music Producer, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1951–80. Author of The Essence of Bruckner and others. Robert Simpson, Karl Geiringer. Professor of Music, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1962–73.
2 days ago · What is the blues? Where did the blues get its name? How did the blues begin as a musical genre? Why is the blues considered the “Devil’s music”? How does blues music sound? blues, secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century, originally in the South.
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5 days ago · John Cage (born September 5, 1912, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died August 12, 1992, New York, New York) was an American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music. The son of an inventor, Cage briefly attended Pomona College and then traveled in Europe for a time.
5 days ago · Taking Notes: How Musical Nostalgia Creates Future Sounds. From the 20-year rule to stylistic homage and outright appropriation, nostalgia has always played a part in musical evolution.