History of Classical Music
Classical music has a long history. When we hear the term "Classical", we immediately think it's outdated and boring. But classical music consists all the best works and greatest hits at that time period. Imagine Beethoven as Justin Bieber releases the song "Cold Water" and shock the world. Although the impact is hundred times bigger when Beethoven premiered his 5th symphony in Theater an der Wien located in Vienna. Classical music is a genre of music with a wide range of styles and broad timeline. It refers to western music, and the best representation would be Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach. It orignally started in Medieval era. Medieval era music focused on religous purpose. From Renaissence era to the introduction of modern orchestra, to Classical era with the birth of variety from of music(sonata, concerto, symphony...), to romantism and freedom in Romantic era. Classical music established a foundation of modern music such as pop, rock, and EDM.
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History of EDM Music
Electronic Dance Music has been here around the mid 70s
and early 80s when dance music was merely just background
music made from synthesizers like an electric keyboard. Over
the last 30 years, EDM has grown incredibly all over the world
evolving from disco nightclubs to raves and festivals spreading
from the United States to Europe.
As dance music became more mainstream, more genres came
in and collabed together to take influence: Dubstep, rock bands, and trap.
In 2010, legendary DJ's such as Skrillex, Diplo, and Avicii had rached the top of the music charts during the first half of the decade.
What caused this widespread revolution?
The rave culture was deeply into the underground scene for decades. It was a world for the off centered people to escape reality. Now that the scene is changed. It has evolved. This had been due by mainstream crossovers. DJs working with famous pop singers and rappers. Take Skrillex for example and his recent music video Purple lamborghini with Rick Ross. With Rick Ross's fans, and for anyone who watched Suicide Squad,this song attracted millions intantly. |
The 50s = The Birth of Rock n Roll
The 60s = Rock n Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic Rock The 70s = Disco, Hard Rock, SynthPop, Reggae, Punk The 80s = Disco, Pop, Hair Metal The 90s = Alternative, Grunge, Hip Hop The 00s = Auto-tune Rock, Dubstep, Hip Hop, Country The 10s = EDM, EDM pop, EDM rock, EDM hip hop |