What are the music genres?

Folk songs, art songs, mass songs, folk song adaptation, yangko opera, film and television songs, operas, oratorios, musicals, etc.

1, folk songs

Songs with national style created by a nation in ancient or modern times refer to the traditional songs of various nationalities, and the ancestors of various nationalities have their own songs from ancient times to the present. Most of these songs are passed down from mouth to mouth, from generation to generation, from generation to generation.

2. Art songs

Art song is a kind of music genre that combines poetry and music to complete the task of artistic expression. Its name was established by the works of Schubert, a romantic music master, and it became an independent song type.

It combines beautiful melody and human voice, which are the two most common musical factors, and makes art songs have strong expressive force and appreciation. It is a unique artistic expression of romantic music in19th century.

3. Popular songs

Mass songs are music works that are easy to spread among the masses and are loved by the masses. They are the most common and direct reflection of life and one of the most influential forms in mass cultural activities.

4. Yangko Opera

Yangko opera is a kind of repertoire and a new kind of drama developed on the basis of folk yangko. Music has absorbed traditional Chinese opera, Taoism and folk songs in northern Shaanxi. The plot is simple, the theme is concentrated, and there are two or three roles. Reflect the great production movement, joining the army, learning culture and rent reduction struggle of the people in the border areas.

5. Opera

Opera is a stage performance art in the west. Simply put, it is a drama that mainly or completely explains and expresses the plot through singing and music (a drama that is sung rather than spoken).

Opera appeared in Florence, Italy in the17th century, that is, around 1600. It originated from the theater music of ancient Greek drama. The performance of opera, like the needs of drama, depends on the typical elements of the theater, such as background, costumes and performances.

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