Two genres in particular, Rap and Rock are my two favorite genres of music. I do have a favorite, that being rap, but both are the best genres in music in my opinion. Both rap and roc share a few similarities for being two different types of music. ... Rap music mainly relies on the beat, not so much on the voices of the artists compared to rap. ... Unlike rap music, rock music uses actual instruments, such as: Guitar, a drum set, keyboards, etc. to give a song a melody. ...

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Different eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. ... African Spirituals gave root to other genres of music: blues, folk, and in 1950s, rock n roll. ... In the 1970s, a new sort of music was born in The Bronx, New York City. ... The evolution of music genres as mainstream music represents the dynamic process of beliefs among the majority of Americans. ...

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Popular music is an ever changing landscape where the styles that dominate the industry and airwaves switch from year to year. Due to this, musicians of an older era often dislike or disapprove of more modern, popular music. ... The only way Armstrong was allowed to put his emotions on display publicly was through his music. ... As Louis Armstrong once said, "Music is all the same because you play them both with art, you express yourself" (GHDI). ... Rapper Busta Rhymes displays this when he said, "Hip-hop reflects the truth, and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the...

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Today, in addition to jazz fans, rockers and rappers, head-bangers and hip-hoppers all swear their allegiance to him. ... By the spring of 1957, Coltrane was back in form and worked briefly with Thelonius Monk, a period that he later stated influenced him greatly During the seven year period from 1957 to 1964, Coltrane began to become interested in nonwestern music and philosophy. He explored West African music as well as the music of India. ... The music has a sort of 1920s black jazz feel to it. ...

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It's been said that Salsa is the music of Puerto Rico. ... Salsa is probably the term most often heard in connection with Latin music, and oddly enough it is one that came into use in New York. ... Salsa is a very vivid kind of music, there are people who specialize on the classic style of salsa, and others, such as groups like Proyecto Uno, create new sounds like salsa rap or techno merengue. ... Salsa music has spread its growth to the entire world, and is becoming extremely popular amongst all kinds of people. Nowadays, there are clubs and musicians playing Salsa music all over the Wo...

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Wagner did more than any other composer to change music, and indeed to change art and thinking about it. His life and his music arouse passions like no other composer's. ... Another way of spreading the popularity of tuba was applying it to different styles of music. ... This is known as "two-beat" style, and gives the music a sound similar to ragtime. ... There are various things that can still be done to make tuba better sounding, or more applicable to modern teenager music styles such as rap and Rhythm and Blues....

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