Blues is a music genre[3] and musical form which was originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1870s by African-Americans from roots in African musical traditions, African-American work songs, and spirituals. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads.[2] The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the mostContinue reading “Blues”
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Classical music
This article is about Western art music to the present. For Western art music from 1750 to 1820, see Classical period (music). For other “classical” and art music traditions, see List of classical and art music traditions. For the magazine, see Classical Music (magazine). Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. WhileContinue reading “Classical music”
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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