The Genres of Music

Music is part of the memories of our lives, which we always play and remember all the time. When listening to songs, we will feel and dance according to the music genre that we hear, there are many genre music that we like and become our favorite. When we enter and live the songs that we play, sometimes it makes us not aware of the surroundings and what we are doing. Along with the discovery of music, many musical instruments have been developed like hand drums, hand percussion instruments, and so forth.

Music seems to have something that can hypnotize us, bring us deeper into our feelings or change the feelings we feel now. Music can make us feel various feelings like, sad, happy, alone and excited. But this time we will discuss the genre of music, the most popular and favored by almost everyone. There are various genres of music that are popular throughout the world such as Classic, Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Reggae.

Classic

Classical music is the type of music that was first popular throughout the world, which became popular in Europe in the early 1550s. At first classical music can only be enjoyed by certain groups, like nobility and wealthy people. Classical music is very soft and melodious, with musical instruments like Piano, Violin, Flute, Trumpet, and Hand Drum. Period of Johann Sebastian Bach to Ludwig van Beethoven referred to as the golden era for Classical Music.

Rock

Rock music was created in 1930 but became popular when rock bands like The Tielman Brother, The Beatles, Rolling Stone, and Queen appeared. The genre of Rock music always uses high and stomping tones, with Guitar and Drum musical instruments as the basis. Rock is still one of the music genres that are in demand by almost all music lovers around the world. But until now there is still no Rock Band that can shift positions and songs, from legendary Rock Bands in the heyday of 1950-1970.

R&B

Or stands for Rhythm and Blues are a music genre that originated in Africa and began to be marketed to America in 1940. R & B has a tone that makes anyone able to move his body, musical instruments commonly used to make R & B tones are hand drums, guitars, and flutes. Although R&B has been marketed to America since 1940 did not make the market directly accept the R & B genre, only in 1970-1980 R & B music began to be accepted by the presence of big stars. Singers Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, James Brown, Prince, Marvin Gaye dan Ray Charles, which made the R & B music genre top of the list and continued with current R&B singers.

Hip-Hop

Hip-hop or Rap Music began growing in New York, America in 1970. Hip-Hop music is synonymous with strange sounds released from the mouth, break dancing, fast words and musical instruments such as drums and electronic instruments. Hip-Hop was introduced by Afro-Americans before going global as it is now, there are many artists who play an important role in the growth of Hip-Hop like Run-DMC, OI’ Dirty Bastard, Eazy-E, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and Eminem. Almost all of them has still been working until now, and there are a number of newcomers who keep Hip-Hop music still popular this day.

Jazz

Jazz music is a music genre that has a light and relaxed tone, relying on musical instruments such as hand drums, trumpets, and guitars. Jazz music is a blend of African and American music styles created in the 1920s and immediately gained appreciation from the good in the music market. With the legend of singers who hit Europe like Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra dan Duke Ellington. What almost all of them started their careers in 1940 made fast jazz music spread to various countries, 1930-1990 was a golden era for Jazz music.