<snip reasonalbe discussion of cross-pollination>
what you say sounds mostly reasonable, but i should clarify that i'm
mainly interested in identifying the main 'traditions' of music, not
the genres--i.e. i know that bach and stravinsky are very different,
but that they are both part of the art music 'tradition' and that i
will encounter them, simply by finding out who is important in *that
tradition*--but that method will only expose me to the music that is
important in traditions i already know about--which is why i want to
figure out what all the various traditions could be said to be..
> On specific topics: "film music" isn't a category of its own.
i was thinking of orchestral film music, which is why i put it in the
Art Music category
> "new age" can be thought of as the intrumental equivalent of "easy
> listening".
except that "easy listening" is basically an adjective, not a
genre--and i've heard things from terry riley to mike oldfield called
'new age'--makes me wonder what this 'new age' thing even is..
>
> Adam Golding <nntpspam@adamspamgolding.com> wrote in message news:<8kua90hqjpqs76i0h5qrkkj01tuj8t7hn4@4ax.com>...
> > i've been trying to determine what the pricipal varieties of music
> > are, and here is my first try: it's oviously way-off--i want to hear
> > from all of you what YOU think!!!
> >
> >
> > [THE WESTERN ART MUSIC TRADITION]
> > inlcudies early music, 'avant-garde' or 'new music', and film music --
> > this category has the clearest boundaries of them all, i think..
> >
> > [THE JAZZ TRADITION]
> > includes fusion, ragtime, and musicals
> >
> > [MAINSTREAM]
> > i was tempted to call this category 'rock' but i can imagine the
> > protests--in here i'm including ROCK, BLUES, HIP-HOP, RAP, ELECTRONICA
> > EASY-LISTENGIN, etc, basically the modern 'main stream' of music...
> > the kind of stuff columbia house carries in mass quantities... but
> > somehow i feel there should be another category for rap and hip-hop
> > etc. what do you think?
> >
> > [TRADITIONAL WORLD MUSIC]
> > ravi shankar, gamelan, etc. don't know much about all this, but it
> > seems appropriate to group it together...
> >
> > [WESTERN-INFLUENCED ASIAN MUSIC]
> > including game music (nobuo uematsu), jpop, anime soundtracks, etc.
> >
> > [NEW AGE]
> > maybe this belongs in my mainstream category
> >
> > [PROG ROCK]
> > ditto
> >
> > [ETHNICIZED MAINSTREAM]
> > i guess jpop should go in this category, as should bollywood music,
> > etc. basically western pop/rock with ethic flavours--a crossover
> > category but a large one
> >
> >
> > ok, so that's my take on music at large--obviously i need some
> > help--how are some of these categories percieved by their
> > listeners--are there books on this subject??
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