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What Makes Music Great? - The history of music. Is music becoming too commercial? What are our favorite genres? Our most embarrassing music. Music that would make us walk out of a coffee shop if we heard it playing.Music Genres Throughout HistoryRENAISSANCE 1400-1600BAROQUE 1600-1760Rep 1) Cello Suite No. 1 - Johann Sebastian BachRep 2) The Four Seasons - Antonio VivaldiCLASSICAL 1730-1820Rep 1) Symphony 40 in G - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartRep 2) Moonlight Sonata - Ludwig van BeethovenROMANTIC 1815-1910Rep 1) Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor - Johannes BrahmsRep 2) Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 - Frédéric ChopinFOLK 1840(Undefined), 1940s(Revival)-presentRep 1) This Land Is Your Land - Woody GuthrieRep 2) Blowin' in the Wind - Bob DylanGOSPEL 1900-presentBLUES 1910-presentRep 1) T'ain't Nobody's Business if I Do - Bessie SmithRep 2) Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone WalkerJAZZ 1910-PresentOrigin) Blues • FolkRep 1) Feeling Good - Nina Simone (soulful singing)Rep 2) Take Five - Dave Brubeck (pure instrumental)COUNTRY 1920-PresentOrigin) Folk • GospelSWING 1930-PresentOrigin) Classical • JazzRHYTHM & BLUES 1940-Present (Note: Diff from R&B which reffers to Contemporary R&B)Origin) Blues • Jazz • GospelDOO-WOP 1940-PresentOrigin) Blues • Gospel • Folk • Swing • Rhythmn & BluesROCK & ROLL 1940s-PresentOrigin) Blues • Gospel • Folk • Country • Swing • Rhythmn & Blues • Doo WopRep 1) Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (thundering energy)Rep 2) - ElvisTRADITIONAL POP 1950-PresentOrigin) SwingRep 1) My Way - Frank SinatraRep 2) My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews (ex. of broadway influence)POP 1950-PresentOrigin) Folk • Jazz• Doo Wop • Rock & RollROCK 1950-PresentOrigin) Folk • Country • Rock & RollRep 1) Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin (epic)SOUL 1950-PresentOrigin) Rhthm and Blues • Gospel • Doo-wopRep 1) Respect - Aretha FranklinPSYCHADELIC 1960-Present (FOLK, ROCK, POP, SOUL)FUNK 1960-PresentOrigin) Rhythm and Blues • Blues • Jazz • PsychedelicRep 1) - James BrownDISCO 1960-PresentOrigin) Funk • Psychadelic • Pop • Rock • Classical • Gospel • Swing • BluesHEAVY METAL 1960-PresentOrigin) Blues • Rock • PsychadelicREGGAE 1970-PresentOrigin) Rhythm and Blues • Jazz • R&B • SoulRep 1) Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the WailersRep 2) I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny NashHIP HOP 1970-PresentOrigin) Blues • Jazz • ReggaeRep 1) The Message - Grandmaster Flash (1st recording)Rep 2) Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang (popularized term in lyrics)PUNK 1970-PresentOrigin) Rock & Roll • FolkNEW WAVE1970-PresentOrigin) Punk • Rock • DiscoR&B 1980-Present (CONTEMPORARY R&B)Origin) Rhythm and Blues • Funk • Folk • Soul • Hip Hop • Pop • DiscoRep 1) Billy Jean - Michael JacksonALTERNATIVE 1980-PresentOrigin) Punk• New WaveRep 1) R.E.M.Rep 2) The CureINDIE ROCK 1980-PresentOrigin) Alternative • PunkTECHNO 1980-PresentOrigin) Disco • FunkEMO 1980-PresentOrigin) Punk • Indie Rock References:"If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDEDFOR THE EXISTENCE OF GODWAS MUSIC"As quoted in "Vonnegut's Blues For America" Sunday Herald (7 January 2006)Relationship between Music and Language:http://www.science20.com/science_20/did_music_evolve_languagehttp://www.associatedcontent.com/article/68934/new_theories_on_language_shed_light.html?cat=4http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_origins_of_musicWhy Americans Have Bad Rhythm“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.” - Louis ArmstrongParticipants:Kellen, Kaiti, JimmyCredits:Jonathan Coulton - Big Bad World OneJosh Woodward - A SongJosh Woodward - Big Disco BallQuestions, comments, ideas, suggestions? Leave a comment or email us at the obvious address at gmail (no spaces or underscores).Subscribe via iTunes using:direct link iTunes Store ListingOr Subscribe via RSS using these feeds:http://gettingthinky.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss RSShttp://gettingthinky.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default ATOMhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/GettingThinky FeedBurner RSSLicense:Creative Commons license: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported