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??
Here is a link to a pretty good break down on the parent genres, with
the subgenres very well specified beneath
http://www.artistopia.com/Music-Artists/Genres.asp
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