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History of Music
20th century music

(add what was already on the 20th century page)

21st century music

The 21st century is now divided into numerous different genres and styles especially as different areas around the world have begun to immerse their unique cultures into beats and rhythms. Some of these styles include Latin music, k-pop, bollywood music, electronic music, rock music, jazz music, and more.

Electronic music

Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means (electroacoustic music). This music is known to rely on synthetic instruments for its melody/appeal, and can even be split further into sub genres based on slightly varying tones and energies. Such can even include dubstep vs club/house/techno vs melodic vs pop dance vs experimental.

The father of electronic music is known to be Edgar Varèse saw potential in using electronic media for sound production, and his use of new instruments and electronic resources led to his being known as the "Father of Electronic Music" whilst Henry Miller described him as "The stratospheric Colossus of Sound".

Edm leaks into other genres, lots of pop has elements of electronic, but pop dance shit like daft punk or avicii is what I mean with that. Even more, a great deal of electronic music is also known to appear in video games as well, such K/DA in league of legends.

Jazz Music

Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. A few defining characteristics of jazz music include the use of improvisation, syncopation, irregular beats, solos, and call and response techniques. While this genre is undisputedly traced back to the New Orleans, unlike many other contemporary forms of music, jazz music has remained relatively unchanged, and because of its melodious beats.

Some styles of jazz, such as swing time and the blue scales, have been know to be extremely ingluencal in the development and continuity of other genres as well like hip hop and funk. Originating during the Harlem Rennaisance, jazz music allows people from diverse backgrounds to come together to understand the idea of “music theory”– the study of the practices and possibilities of music– and using this as a souce for communication and common ground as well.

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Bollywood Music

Typically coined as Indian film music, Bollywood music usually comes from Indian films. While there are a multitude of artists only a few are known to most such as Arjit Singh, Honey Singh, Pritam, and Shreya Ghosal. As many of these songs were once in movies, bollywood emerged into a diverse array of melodies with more romantic songs, grieving songs, and some exceptions here and there. A lot of the songs based on the artist and the movie depiction can also reflect the state of the region which being discussed as India is a region of various languages and cultures.

Much of Indian culture revolves around bollywood movies or songs. This being said, many look to bollywood cinema and songs to understand social norms, which does not help a vast amount of queer individuals who find these songs unrelatable, and sometimes even mocking their identity.

However often times, there are not a lot of songs about social change as much, but that is more so to do with the state of bollywood cinema rather than the state of the music industry itself. Like most other music industries, body shaming and sexualizing women is not uncommon.

Latin Music

The origins of Latin music can be traced back to the Spanish and Portuguese colonizers, when the European settlers brought their music from overseas, created as a combination of “Spanish and Portuguese languages, European and Arabic musical styles, and European musical instruments”. Nonetheless, this genre entirely didnt take off as a mainstream platform until the 1940’s when notable pioneers in this industry such as Xavier Cugat and Tito Puente emerged, Due to the absence of Latin America in World War II, this genre gained immense adoration and fascination at the time and has since ever more expanded.

Over the past 70 years, there are now seven main styles of Latin music: Bossa Nova, Salsa, Merengue, Rancheras, Cumbia, Tango, Reggaton. Each of these come from different countries and have different rhythmic patterns that make them al distinct and unique. For example, while Mergengue is known to be very festive and upbeat from the Dominican Republic, it was also known for awhile to be the “musical embodiment of pride and resistance”. On the other hand, Rancheras, which originated in Mexico, is known to evoke “love for cuntry and honor”. Sentence to bring together juxtaposition. Since this time, latin music has since evolved into modern latin music, like music around the world, revolve around pop idols and artists like Bad Bunny, Ozuna, and Anuel A.

Because of their widely established presence in music, of these artists and their genres, a lot of english speaking pop artists– Cardi B, Drake– will also collaborate with them, bringing more revenue and attention to these songs and the genre as whole. Nonetheless, “The explosion in international popularity for Latin music purely in Spanish is partly due to Bad Bunny. His dedication to his language and culture has made him an icon in the eyes of his fans. His music sets him apart from the Latin artists before him who had to accommodate English-speaking audiences.” This has even led him to being #2 in most streamed artists, right after Taylor Swift.

East Asian Music

East Asian pop music is usually broken down into different sub-genres based on country and, henceforth, language of their songs, K-pop, C-pop, J-pop, V-pop, and T-pop. Many of these genres are known for their visually appealing music videos, synchronized choreography, and the formation of groups or bands, strong fan culture and online presence.

K-pop was originated due to the “incluenece of Japense music starting in the 1980’s with several Korean entertainment houses, including SM Entertainment (hereafter SM)”. These idols and bands are known as “first generation” K-pop artists and debuted as Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992 on MBC’s Talent Show. Their combination of western pop with Korean elements and diction earned them the adoration of many localities and internationals. Following in K-pop and J-pop steads, T-pop and V-pop also emerged closer to the late 1990s, and only continually been on the rise since. Moreover by Seo Taiji and Boys laying the groundwork for other bands to follow, K-pop is continually only rising in popularity on their sixth generation now, with numerous boy and girl bands such as BTS, Stray Kids, Ateez, Red Velvet, Twice, and Blackpink, each also sometimes specializing in different tones and moods. For example, Stray Kids is known to almost only do “darker” and “somber” music, meanwhile Seventeen is known for performing very “uplighting” and “cheerful” music. Existing with a variety of tones and moods, allowing fans to revel in every aspect of these songs and this genre as a whole.

Conclusion

(Why are Latin, bollywood, and k-pop important)

(SHOW HOW THIS ADDS TO THE HISTORY OF MUSIC ARTICLE)


 * Effect of technology on making many beats mainstream
 * Globalization of music?
 * “Globalization has led to an increase in the presence of foreign music on pop charts, with the exception of the United States. Globalization has led to the dominance of global superstars in the music industry, but there are also countries that resist international trends and local diversity has increased”

Cleanenergyyyy (talk) 22:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)