What genre of music is folk music?

Folk songs originally refer to the traditional songs of various ethnic groups, that is, folk songs. The ancestors of each nation have their own songs from primitive/ancient times. Most of these songs don't know who the author is, but they are passed down from generation to generation.

The folk songs we are talking about today mostly refer to the folk songs in the pop era, which are accompanied by acoustic guitars and sung in a natural and frank way, singing the simple life feelings of everyone.

trait

1, which shows the feelings and habits of a nation, has a unique scale and emotional style. Folk songs are rich in content, including love, religion, labor, war, drinking, dancing, festivals and so on.

2. It is deeply loved by the people and has a national color. The characteristics of folk songs in different regions are different. The enthusiasm of Italian folk songs, the prosperity of French folk songs, the grief and indignation of Japanese folk songs, the simplicity of English folk songs, the sadness of China folk songs and the wild and unrestrained Spanish folk songs all show strong national temperament and color.

3. It has a long history, so its author is unknown. Many folk songs are gradually formed and developed through extensive mass improvisation and oral singing, and are the crystallization of the wisdom of countless people. The creation process, singing process and circulation process of some folk songs are integrated into one. In the process of singing, it is improvisation, and in the process of composing, it is spread.