country music 英文介绍.ppt

1、Mar. 11,Principal Types of Contemporary Western Music,genre :nr 法(文学、艺术等的)类型, 风格, 流派,Personal information：,陈筱婧 Chen Xiaojing E-mail: Office:教学楼D203（公外一系办公室） Mailbox：教学楼3楼外院办公室门口,Pop music,Country music Jazz Rhythm & Blues Rock & Roll Rap Reggae New age music,Classical music,serenade （小夜曲） symphony （

2、交响乐） piano music concerto （协奏曲） violin music quartet （四重奏）,Country music,Country music - Rural or cowboy songs originating in the US, and usually accompanied by a guitar, violin or banjos.,Soul music,Soul music-Black American music with R&B（节奏蓝调）, gospel（福音音乐）and rock elements.,Rock & Roll,Rock & Ro

3、ll-Type of music originating in the 1950s with a heavy beat and often a blues elements.,R&B,R&B - Rhythm and blues, a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s.The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African A

4、mericans, at a time when urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat was becoming more popular,Rap,Rap - genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming（押韵的） lyrics are chanted（重复吟唱） to a musical accompaniment.,Reggae,Reggae- an African Caribbean style of m

5、usic developed on the island of Jamaica, with a strong fast beat.,New Age music,New Age music-A genre of meditative (沉思的，冥想的) music that may involve improvisation（即兴创作）. A strong mystical perspective is often presented through the packaging of the music.,Class 2,Mar.25,Vocabulary:,pop music classica

6、l music genre lyric tone hip-hop band,流行音乐,古典音乐,(文学, 艺术等)类型，风格，流派,歌词,曲调,一种亚文化,包括嘻哈音乐,街舞等,乐队,Vocabulary:,country music jazz rhythm & Blues Rock & Roll rap reggae new age music soul music,乡村音乐,爵士乐,节奏与蓝调,摇滚乐,说唱乐,雷鬼音乐,新世纪音乐,灵歌,Definition:,Country music is a popular musical form developed in the southern

7、 United States. with roots in traditional folk music（民歌）, spirituals（圣歌）, and the blues（蓝调）. It is originally named as country and western music and eventually shortened to country music.,The roots of country music,The roots of country music lie in the folk songs and popular songs of the English, Ir

8、ish, and Scots who settled in the Appalachian regions of the South during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Because of the importance of the lyrics, which tend to predominate over other elements, country is one of the simplest musical styles.,The lyrics typically reflect country musics rural

9、origins and the concerns of working-class Americans, covering such matters of everyday life as love, loneliness, religion, poverty, and work. Over the years, country music has influenced and been influenced by other musical styles, such as gospel（福音音乐）, black rural dance music, the blues, jazz（爵士乐）,

10、 and rock.,Country Roads John Denver almost heaven, west Virginia,blue ridge mountains, shenandoah river.life is old there, older than the trees,younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze.country road, take me hometo the place I belong,west Virginia, mountain momma,take me home, country road.

11、,all my memries gather round her,miners lady, stranger to blue water.dark and dusty, painted on the sky,misty taste of moonshine, tear-drops in my eye.country road, take me hometo the place I belong,west Virginia, mountain momma,take me home, country road.,I hear her voice, in the morning hours she

12、calls me,the radio reminds me of my home far away.and driving down the road I get the feelingthat I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.country road, take me hometo the place I belong,west Virginia, mountain momma,take me home, country road.country road, take me hometo the place I belong,west

13、 Virginia, mountain momma,take me home, country road.,President George H. W. Bush declared October 1990 Country Music Month, the proclamation reading: Encompassing a wide range of musical genres, from folk songs and religious hymns to rhythm and blues, country music reflects our nations cultural div

14、ersity as well as the aspirations and ideals that unite us. It springs from the heart of America and speaks eloquently of our history, our faith in God, our devotion to family, and our appreciation for the value of freedom and hard work. With its simple melodies and timeless, universal themes, count

15、ry music appeals to listeners of all ages and from all walks of life.,The beginning of Country music:,The country genre began in the early 1920s with the first recordings of traditional Southern string-bands, typically consisting of guitar, fiddle(提琴类乐器), banjo（班卓琴）, mandolin（曼陀林）, and double bass(低

16、音提琴), which performed traditional folk and gospel music. More important than the recordings, however, it was radio broadcasts, and especially the spread of small-town radio stations that helped to expand the audience.,guitar,fiddle,banjo,mandolin,double bass,The two strands of country music :,Jimmie

17、 Rodgers, a trio from rural Virginia, and the Carter Family, a trio from rural Virginia, are widely considered to be the founders of country music. Both of them strongly influenced future generations of musicians. It is possible to categorise many country singers as being either from the Jimmie Rodg

18、ers strand or the Carter Family strand of country music.,The Nashville sound,During the 1960s, country music became a multi-million dollar industry centered on Nashville, Tennessee. Under the direction of Chet Atkins, the Nashville sound brought country music to a diverse audience. Although country music has great stylistic diversity, this diversity was strangled somewhat by the formulaic approach of the record producers like Chet Atkins. They played safe to protect sales. Even today the variety of country music is not usually well-reflected in radio airp