Multiplicity of music

Main points:

History of music

Main genres of music

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History of music
Main genres of music

Classical

Rock

Pop

Hip Hop or Rap

Jazz

Blues

Drum and bass

Electronic

House

Country

Classical

olk

Regis

Metal
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OPERA

Opera is simply the art of conveying a story through singing, acting and
dancing, without any significant spoken dialog;

Operas teach us about life and death, love and hate, good and bad; in short, the
human condition;

It started in Italy at the end of the 16th century. Opera has existed for more
than four hundred years;

ost operas are written in !rench, "erman and Italian languages;

#he first example of a true opera ,,$%!&'(( was written in 1)*+ by ,acopo
-eri.
Types of Opera

Comic Opera . also known as light opera. %n example of this

opera is La serva padrona /#he aid as istress0 by "iovanni
1attista -ergolesi.

Serious Opera . often the story revolves around heroes and

myths, emphasis is also given to the solo voice. %n example of
this opera is Rinaldo by "eorge !rideric 2andel.

Opera Semiseria . this type of opera has a serious story but

has a happy ending. %n example of this is La gazza ladra /#he
#hieving agpie0 by "ioachino 3ossini.

Opera Cornique . is a type of !rench opera where the lines

are spoken. %n example is Carmen by "eorges 1i4et.

Grand Opera . it5s an opera of a larger scale; it also includes

ballet. %n example of this type is Robert le Diable by "iacomo
eyerbeer.

Opera Verismo . it(s a type of opera that emerged during the

later part of the 1*th century. 6haracters were often based on
everyday people you may meet in real life and the plot is often
melodramatic. %n example is Pagliacci by 3uggero
7eoncavallo.
Most popular Opera Composers:

One great composer who wrote operas was Claudio Monteverdi, specifically
his La favola d'Orfeo /#he !able of Orpheus0 which premiered in 168+ and
thus known as the first grand opera.
Some other famous composers:
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1en9amin 1ritten
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"aetano $oni4etti
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:olfgang %madeus o4art
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"iacomo -uccini
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2enry -urcell
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3ichard ;trauss
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"iuseppe <erdi
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3ichard :agner
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<incen4o 1ellini
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Jazz is a type of %frican.%merican music that originated in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth century in the ;outhern ?nited ;tates;
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,a44 music is an art of improvisation. It is a combination of improvisation,
swing notes, back beats, and blues with brass instruments;
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,a44 music has about five styles, developed from the collision of %merican
and %frican cultures. #hey include the work song, &ew Orleans, the 6hicago
style, bebop and fusion. ore sounds and styles have been developed over
the years to meet the changing times as well as the diverse people5s taste of
music.
%mong the most popular and earliest forms was &ew
Orleans $ixieland 9a44. #his genre, in the city credited with
birthing the 9a44 tradition, is the source of many standards, such
as @:hen the ;aints "o arching In.A
10 most famous Jazz
composers

1. 7ouis %rmstrong

B. 6harlie -arker

C. 1enny "oodman

D. $uke 'llington

). &at Eing 6ole

6. 1illie 2oliday

+. #helonious onk

F. iles $evis

*. ,ohn 6oltrane

18. 6harles ingus

!illie "olida# Miles Devis