‘Music’ Archives
Funk
Funk Funk began in the late 1960s, when soul music developed a fierce rhythmic drive. Drums and bass guitar came to the fore, playing short, repeated, eminently danceable riffs. The undisputed masters of this sound were James Brown and his band, the JBs, with songs such as ‘Talkin’ Loud & Sayin’ Nothing and ‘I’m Payin’ Taxes, [...]
Film Music
Film Music Though the first cinema films had no sound track, the early picture palaces were not silent. To blot out noise from the projector and the audience and also to create atmosphere, a piano, organ or band, sometimes with many instrumentalists, nearly always provided music. The music was often extemporized or adapted from a stock [...]
What Is This Thing Called Jazz?
What Is This Thing Called Jazz? At the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, jazz was defined by performances and performers from the New Orleans tradition. Nick La Rocca, the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, explained: “Jazz is the assassination of the melody and the slap of syncopation.” Melodic decoration, instrumental timbral [...]
Psychedelic Rock Music
Psychedelic Rock Music Psychedelic rock was a brief but important strand of British popular music. It emerged in 1967 and its heyday lasted until early 1969, when it was superseded by progressive rock. Musically, it was characterized by playfulness and an exploration of varied styles and instrumentation, along with a tendency to use studio [...]
The Beatles
The Beatles The Beatles is a British legendary popular music group who made their first record in 1962 and became probably the most famous and successful group ever. When they separated in 1971, each member of the group continued to work in popular music. The group started performing in 1959 in Liverpool. It included Paul McCartney (1942-), [...]
Music Colleges
Music Colleges Courses available at British music colleges generally include the more traditional performance-based conservatoire training which centres on the music of the Western European classical tradition, side by side with newer style courses covering disciplines as diverse as jazz, music therapy, early music, music technology and [...]
The Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead, also known as the Dead, is an American rock band, best known for its live performances that featured extended instrumental improvisations. The Grateful Dead's frequent concert tours earned legions of devoted followers known as Deadheads, many of whom lived a free-spirited, alternative lifestyle and who [...]
Jazz Funk
Jazz Funk Jazz funk originated out of the process of mixing together sounds and rhythms from different sources, specifically the contemporary swing style of jazz in the 1950s and funk, a sort of high-energy black rock ’n’ roll, which had emerged out of soul and rhythm and blues. Both jazz and funk can be considered to be meta-genres; they [...]
Music Labels
Music Labels In the music industry, record labels fall into two categories, major and minor. The majors are those labels which are comprised of, or attached to, the main six record companies in the world (Sony, WEA, Polygram, CEMA, BMG and UNI). The minors are also known as indie labels, because they are independent from the major record [...]
Music Television
Music Television (MTV) Available in 25 percent of households worldwide, MTV (music television) boldly promotes itself as ‘the global voice of youth culture’. Launched in the USA on 1 August 1981, MTV broadcasts music news, promotions, interviews, concert information and ‘rockumentaries’ as well as promotional music videos. MTV Europe [...]
