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Opera
Chinese classical opera started during the Yuan Dynasty from 1279-1368. The performance of opera tells a story with musical instruments and singing. -
Classical
From the 1600's through the 1700's, western classical music was very popular. 1756 was whenWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and 1770 was when Ludwig Van Beethoven was born. In the picture, Mozart is on the left, Beethoven on the right. -
The Phonograph
In 1877, the phonograph was inventer by Thomas Edison. People could finally replay and record music for the first time. -
The Blues
In the Southern United States, blues music was developing. The blues developed by African Americans and came from work and spiritual songs. Singers who sang blues music mostly sang about lost love (like Taylor Swift now). -
Jazz
Jazz became popular in New Orleans, Louisiana. Groups suchas the Original Pixieland Jazz Band made jazz music become more popular. By 1916, jazz had spread across the United States.The first jazz recordings were recorded in 1917 -
The Term "pop song"
The term "pop song" was first used in the early 1920's. But when it was first used, pop songs were not the music of young people. From the start of the 1900's to the 1950's, pop music was popular to many different people.
Later on, pop music was the type of music that mostly just teens liked. The genre such as rock and roll,or blues didn't matter as long as teens liked it. -
Upbeat Music
In the 1930's, music finallystarted to become more upbeat. Classical formed into a "boogie"/ dance music. -
Rock and Roll
The blues genre of music developed into rock and roll by Elvis Presly who then became an international star by 1956. The firdt rock and roll music started from a variety of race music. This includes blues and R&B (rhythmn and blues). Most of the first musicians were African American such as Fats Domino, LittleRichard, Chuck Berry, and Ike Turner. -
Rock is Pop
Almost all pieces of rock music from the 1950's was considered pop music. It was enjoyed by teens because it showed disobidience and angst. -
Pop Music
Most music that was being produced was "pop music". It was very upbeat usinf more technology such as instruments and different recordings. -
Broadway Music
Broadway music was very popular. TUnes such as Mama Mia were listened to a lot. -
Family Pop Groups
Family memvers that formedpop groups were very big in the 1970's. For example, there was Jackson 5 made up of the Jackson family members: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael. -
Hip Hop
The culture of hip hop started in the Bronx,New York. People were break dancing on streets and sidewalks, and there was new fashion and graffiti everywhere. -
The Walkman
Sony invented the Walkman. It came with small headphones which let people walk around and listen to their casette tapes. -
MTV
The head of programming for Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, Bob Pittman, wanted to create a "video radio station." This station would show music videos, music news, and other music related programs. After it was created, it ran 24/7 for all music lovers to watch. -
MP3
1998 was when the first MP3 players were being sold in South Korea. People could then carry their entiremusic collection with them in a lightweight device. -
MySpace and YouTube
MySpace (August 2003) and YouTube (February 14, 2005) let people be heard all around the world without a record deal. -
Present Day
Today, we have a lot of new technology people can use such as digital recording software to record all different genres of music. We also have many different music artists such as Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, Pitbull,Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and many, many more that are and will continue to be popular.
