There are a great many musical genres and directions. If you start listing music genres, the list will be simply endless, since dozens of new musical trends appear on the borders of different styles from year to year. This is due to the development of musical technologies, new developments in the field of sound production, sound production, but first of all - with the need for people in a unique sound, with a thirst for new emotions and feelings. Be that as it may, there are four broad musical directions that one way or another spawned all other styles. There are also no clear boundaries between them, and yet the production of the musical product, the content of the songs and the structure of the arrangements are noticeably different. So what are the genres of vocal music, at least the main ones?
Pop
Pop music is not only a direction, but also a whole mass culture. A song is the only form acceptable to the pop genre.
The key points in creating a pop composition are the presence of the simplest and most memorable melody, the construction according to the principle of a couplet-refrain, and in the sounding, the rhythm and the human voice are brought to the fore. The purpose for which pop music is created is purely entertaining. A pop-style artist cannot do without show ballet, staging numbers and, of course, expensive video clips.
Pop music is a commercial product, so it constantly changes in sound depending on the style that is at the peak of popularity. For example, when jazz was a favorite in the USA, performers like Frank Sinatra became popular. And in France, there was always a chanson in honor, so Mireille Mathieu, Patricia Kaas - are kind of French pop icons. When there was a wave of rock music popularity, pop singers widely used guitar riffs (Michael Jackson) in their compositions, then there was an era of mixing pop and disco (Madonna, Abba), pop and hip hop (Beastie Boys), etc.
Modern world stars (Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Lady Gaga) picked up a wave of rhythm and blues and develop it in their work.
Rock
The lead in rock music is given to the electric guitar, and the expressive solo of the guitarist usually becomes the highlight of the song. The rhythm section is heavier, and the musical pattern is often complicated. Not only powerful vocals are welcome, but also mastery of the technique of splitting, screaming, growling and all kinds of roars.
Rock is a sphere of experimentation, expression of one’s own thoughts, and sometimes - revolutionary judgments. The problems of texts are quite broad: the social, political and religious structure of society, personal problems and experiences. It is difficult to imagine a rock artist without his own group, since performances are carried out only live.
The most common rock music genres - list and examples:
- rock and roll (Elvis Presley, The Beatles);
- instrumental rock (Joe Satriani, Frank Zappa);
- hard rock (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple);
- glam rock (Aerosmith, Queen);
- punk rock (Sex Pistols, Green Day);
- metal (Iron Maiden, Korn, Deftones);
- alternative rock (Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 3 Doors Down), etc.
Jazz
Describing modern music genres, the list would be worth starting with jazz, as it had a huge impact on the development of other areas, including pop and rock. Jazz is music based on African motifs brought to the United States from West Africa by black slaves. Over the century of its existence, the direction has significantly transformed, but what is invariable is a passion for improvisation, a free rhythm and the wide use of
wind instruments. Legends of jazz are: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong,
Nina Simone, Duke Ellington and others.
Electronic
The 21st century is the era of electronics, and the electronic direction in music today occupies one of the leading positions. Here bets are placed not on live instruments, but on electronic synthesizers and computer sound emulators.
Here are the most popular and popular electronic music genres, a list of which will give you a general idea:
- House (David Guetta, Benny Benassi);
- techno (Adam Beyer, Juan Atkins);
- dubstep (Skrillex, Skream);
- trance (Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren), etc.
Musicians are not interested in sticking to the framework of style, so the ratio of performers and styles is always quite arbitrary. Music genres, the list of which is not limited to the above areas, have recently tended to lose their characteristic features: performers mix musical genres, there is always room for amazing discoveries and unique finds in music, and the listener is interested to get acquainted with the latest music novelties every time.