What is western art music?

Western music mainly refers to European music. Because the ruling class paid more attention to music in European history, many musicians were funded and protected, and developed a relatively perfect music theory.

At present, western music theory occupies a dominant position in the world music industry, and the notation and composition procedures developed in the European music industry have been recognized by the world.

Extended data:

1, minuet

The title of the minuet comes from French menuet, so it is also called "minuet". It is a three-beat dance music originated from French folk, and it is also called the "three-part" rhythm in the music industry. It was introduced to the French court and aristocratic circles in about 1650, and was later improved into a slow and elegant dance music. It was also common to create music in the form of divertimento at that time.

2. Polka dance

The name of Polka comes from the transliteration of Czech Polka, which is a national dance music in Czech. /kloc-spread all over Europe in the middle of the 0/9th century, and was also used as the creative material of operas in later western music works, such as the opera "The Bride Betrayed" is one of the classic representatives.

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The appellation of waltz comes from the transliteration of English waltz, which is an Austrian folk three-beat dance music. The most widely known appellation in China is the word "waltz", with one chord per bar as its symbolic feature.

4. Tango dance music

Tango originated from the transliteration of Spanish tango and was first born in the slum area of Boca Pier in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It combines European classical music from Spain and Portugal, Havana dance brought by sailors from Genoa, Italy, Camembert dance brought by blacks, and Mironga dance with local Indian style. At the end of 19, it was finally officially ruled as a widely circulated tango dance in the future.

It is precisely because it belongs to the product of multi-ethnic integration that it stands out from the unpretentious and poor music and becomes a very popular ballroom dance music in modern Latin American upper class. On 19 18, it officially landed in Europe and became popular. It was even designated as a national music by Argentina.

Tango dance, characterized by two beats and four beats at medium speed, has become one of the most common and familiar dance forms in etiquette, social interaction and leisure life at home and abroad since modern times, especially in modern China, and is understood by some people as synonymous with national dance.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Baroque Music