countrymusic英文介绍

jazz
爵士乐
rhythm & Blues
节奏与蓝调
Rock & Roll
摇滚乐
rap
说唱乐
reggae
雷鬼音乐
new age music 新世纪音乐
soul music 灵歌
Definition:
Country music is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States. with roots in traditional folk music（民 歌）, spirituals（圣歌）, and the blues （蓝调）. It is originally named as country and western music and eventually shortened to country music.
Rock & Roll
Rock & Roll--Type of music originating in the 1950s with a heavy beat and often a blues elements.
R&B
R&B ---- Rhythm and blues, a genre of popular African American music that originated 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, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular
guitar
fiddle
banjo
mandolin
double bass
The two strands of country music :
Jimmie Rodgers, a trio from rural Virginia, and the Carter Family, a trio from rural Virginia, are widely considered to be the founders of country music. Both of them strongly influenced future generations of musicians. It is possible to categorise many country singers as being either from the Jimmie Rodgers strand or the Carter Family strand of country music.
Country music
Country music -- Rural or cowboy songs originating in the US, and usually accompanied by a guitar, violin or banjos.
Soul music
Soul music----Black American music with R&B（节奏蓝调）, gospel（福音音 乐）and rock elements.
blowing like a breeze. country road, take me home to the place I belong, west Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country road.
all my mem'ries gather 'round her, miner's lady, stranger to blue water. dark and dusty, painted on the sky, misty taste of moonshine, tear-drops in my eye. country road, take me home to the place I belong, west Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country road.
The beginning of Country music:
The country genre began in the early 1920s with the first recordings of traditional Southern string-bands, typically consisting of guitar, fiddle(提琴类乐器), banjo（班卓琴）, mandolin（曼陀林）, and double bass(低音提 琴), which performed traditional folk and gospel music. More important than the recordings, however, it was radio broadcasts, and especially the spread of small-town radio stations that helped to expand the audience.
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Vocabulary:
pop music
流行音乐
classical music 古典音乐
genre lyric
(文学, 艺术等)类型，风格，流派 歌词
tone
曲调
hip-hop 一种亚文化,包括嘻哈音乐,街舞等
band 乐队
Vocabulary:
country music 乡村音乐
I hear her voice, in the morning hours she calls me, the radio reminds me of my home far away. and driving down the road I get the feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday. country road, take me home to the place I belong, west Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country road. country road, take me home to the place I belong, west Virginia, mountain momma, take me home, country road.
work. Over the years, country music has
influenced and been influenced by other musical styles, such as gospel（福音音乐）, black rural dance music, the blues, jazz（爵士 乐）, and rock.
Country Roads John Denver
almost heaven, west Virginia, blue ridge mountains, shenandoah river. life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains,
President George H. W. Bush declared October 1990 "Country Music Month", the proclamation reading: "Encompassing a wide range of musical genres, from folk songs and religious hymns to rhythm and blues, country music reflects our nation's cultural diversity as well as the aspirations and ideals that unite us. It springs from the heart of America and speaks eloquently of our history, our faith in God, our devotion to family, and our appreciation for the value of freedom and hard work. With its simple melodies and timeless, universal themes, country music appeals to listeners of all ages and from all walks of life."
Reggae---- an African Caribbean style of music developed on the island of Jamaica, with a strong fast beat.
New Age music
New Age music----A genre of meditative (沉思的，冥想的) music that may involve improvisation（即兴创作）. A strong mystical perspective is often presented through the packaging of the music.
The lyrics typically reflect country music’s
rural origins and the concerns of working-class
Americans,百度文库covering such matters of everyday
life as love, loneliness, religion, poverty, and
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Principal Types of Contemporary Western
Music
genre ['ʒɑ:nrə]
〈法〉(文学、艺术等的)类型, 风格, 流派
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Pop music
Country music Jazz Rhythm & Blues Rock & Roll Rap Reggae New age music
Classical music
serenade （小夜曲） symphony （交响乐） piano music concerto （协奏曲） violin music quartet （四重奏）
The roots of country music
The roots of country music lie in the folk songs and popular songs of the English, Irish, and Scots who settled in the Appalachian regions of the South during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Because of the importance of the lyrics, which tend to predominate over other elements, country is one of the simplest musical styles.
Rap
Rap ---- genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming（押韵的） lyrics are chanted （重复吟唱） to a musical accompaniment.
Reggae