英语乡村音乐介绍+例子课件

•American country music originated in the southern United States and Appalachia mountain, which dates back to the 1920s. It combines the traditional folk music, Celtic music, Gospel music and ancient music.•Country music tunes are usually very smooth and beautiful. And the structure of the music is simple.•Early Country•Cowboy•Western Swing•Blue Grass•Honkyu-Tonk•Rockabilly•The Nashville Sound•Country-rock•Outlaw•New Country•Early commercial operation of the country music is and the southern United States 18th and 19th century British immigrants brought traditional ballad people down. But early country music does not adhere to the oral narrative tradition, but often use this instrument played the violin out of the melody, instead of a role. Country musician John Carson put the two traditional combines together, in 1923 he "78" this song is singing and playing, is considered to be one of the first early country music popular single.The most negative great reputation combination of this period is undoubtedly The Carter Family. They are the person who hold southern folk traditional. At the same time, they were regarded as the First Family of Country Music.•Jimmie Rodgers known as the father of the country music who put the mass of country music acceptance of raise to a new level.He is popular in the music history and is one of the the most influential singer. His unique voice and lyrics brought nationwide popularity. Therefore, he laida new solid foundation for country music.•The cowboy music comes from the American people on the west drunk.It also embodies in Hollywood movies. Villagers now into a beautiful dress, in good spirits cowboy boy and cowboy girl, singing from the country romantic songs. Show the lonely prairies of the romantic scene. •New Country•It is a generalized description to the mid 1980s and it returns to the source of the form of country music. But with a guitar and drum, new country becomes a kind of country music closing to rock pop. It does not adopt the violin, acoustic guitar or other instruments, and this makes it different from the traditional country music.。