1、Music of the United Kingdom,Name:Liu ziyang Student No:151320084,content,2,Background Classical music Folk music Early British popular music Modern British popular music Singer or group,3,Background,Early music Music in the British Isles, from the earliest recorded times until theBaroque(巴洛克音樂) and

2、the rise of recognisably modern classical music, was a diverse and rich culture, including sacred and secular music and ranging from the popular to the elite.,4,Baroque music The Baroque era in music, between the early music of the Medieval(中世紀) and Renaissance(文藝復興) periods and the development of f

3、ully fledged and formalised orchestral classical music in the second half of the eighteenth century, was characterised by more elaborate musical ornamentation, changes in musical notation, new instrumental playing techniques and the rise of new genres(流派) such as opera.,Background,5,Classical music,

4、Musical composition, performance and training in the United Kingdom inherited the European classical traditions of the eighteenth century (above all, in Britain, from the example of Handel) and saw a great expansion(發(fā)展) during the nineteenth century.,George Frideric Handel, was a naturalised German(

5、英籍德國人), who helped integrate British and continental music and define the future of the classical music of the United Kingdom that would be officially formed in 1801.,6,Classical music,Timeline of British classical music, and its preceding forms,7,Folk music,Each of the four countries(英格蘭,北愛爾蘭,蘇格蘭和威

6、爾士)of the United Kingdom has its own diverse and distinctive folk music forms.,In addition, there are numerous distinct and semi-distinct folk traditions brought by immigrants from Jamaica, India, the Commonwealth and other parts of the world.,Scottish traditional group The Tannahill Weavers,English

7、 folk music Northern Irish music Scottish folk music Welsh folk music,8,Early British popular music,Further technological, economic and social changes led to new forms of music in the nineteenth century, including brass bands and music hall.,In the 1930s the influence of American Jazz led to the cre

8、ation of British dance bands, who provided a social and popular music that began to dominate social occasions and the radio airwaves.,9,Modern British popular music,Forms of popular music, including folk music, jazz, rapping/hip hop, pop and rock music, have particularly flourished in Britain since

9、the twentieth century.,Britain has had an impact on popular music disproportionate to its size, due to its linguistic and cultural links with many countries, particularly the United States and many of its former colonies(殖民地) like Australia, South Africa, and Canada, and its capacity for invention,

10、innovation and fusion, which has led to the development of, or participation in, many of the major trends in popular music.,10,Singer or group,The Beatles 披頭士樂隊，又名甲克蟲樂隊 They formed in Liverpool in 1960 and became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.,Magnum opus(代表作) ,11,Cher Lloyd She rose to fame in 2010 when she finished fourth in the seventh series of The X Factor(節(jié)目：英國偶像).,Singer or group,Magnum opus ,12,Adele 阿黛爾 At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards(格萊美獎) in 2009, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performan