A. Country Music
Country music is a mix of a number of elements of American music that originated from the southern United States and the Appalachians.
This music is rooted in North American folk songs, music kelp, gospel music, and developing since the 1920s. The term country music began to be used around 1940 to replace the term hillbilly music memorable degrading. In the 1970s, the term country music has become a popular term. Another term for this genre of music is country and western, but is increasingly rarely used except in the United Kingdom and Ireland.Elvis Presley's career started from country to rhythmic music before he became king of rock and roll. One of her nicknames is The Hillbilly Cat. Elvis also been a regular guest star on the Louisiana Hayride radio show belongs [2] One of the country singer, Garth Brooks-selling recorded as a solo artist in the history of the US recording industry. He has sold over 200 million records. Taylor Swift is a country musician who is best known in the world and Indonesia today.
B. The origins of country music
Immigrants who arrived in North America and settled in the southern Appalachians bring along musical instruments from Europe following the rhythm of music that has been known to them for 300 years. The Irishman brought fiddle (violin), the Germans bring a stringed instrument dulcimer, the Italian brought mandolin, the Spanish brought their guitars, and Africans brought banjo [4] The interaction between musicians of different nationalities produce distinctive music of North America. At the beginning of the 20th century, the music group Appalachia using instruments such as fiddle, guitar, and banjo. An early form of country music and recorded music type is often called the North American folk music (old-time music)Throughout the 19th century, a number of immigrant groups in the United States from Europe, especially Ireland, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, and Italy moved to Texas. Groups of various nationalities are interacting with the Spanish, Mexican-American, Native American States, and US settlers who had already settled in Texas. As a result, in Texas growing culture with distinctive characteristics that stem from the culture of origin settlers. Settlers of what is now Germany and the Czech Republic set up a large dance hall in Texas. Farmers and city people use it as a gathering place, dancing, and spending time relaxing together. Among the rhythm of the music being played was a waltz and polka. Musical instrument played to enliven the dance hall
C. Characteristics - Country Music Feature
The distinctive feature is the use of country music guitar or bass alternation changed on the sidelines of strumming. When you play a C chord, for example, the C and G bass sounded alternately to keep the chord strumming C. Improvisation scales used, when the natural scales, is with the notes C-D-Dis-E-G-A. country music more dominant in the major scale in his songs, because the major scale reflects the feel of excitement in accordance with the lyrics - the lyrics of a song that is on-track country. In the technique of playing music string error in the country are often also found that many songs using techniques slides, chicken and finger picking style dressing with rhythm-rhythm simple major chords. In improvisation techniques songs - songs more dominant country using improvisation and pentatonic major scale.
Musical instruments that are commonly used:
Guitar, fiddle, steel guitar, dobro guitar, harmonica, bass, fiddle (violin), drums, mandolin, banjo.
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Country music according to Vice Governor I (appellation chairman) CMCI (Country Music Club Indonesia) Chapter West Sumatra, Peter, is music for all groups. Country, he has a characteristic in his poetry. Never poem teaches hate. Lyrics of country music more talk about the beauty of nature and gratitude for the gift of God.
"Country for all, especially those who love nature. Nature is a source of inspiration for his poems. Poem country is awe of God's creation, "said Peter, who was representing the governor CMCI, Badrul Mustafa Kemal who was unable to attend.
Country Music
- source flow
Appalachian folk songs, gospel, and British music-Celtic
- sources culture
early 20th century southern United States, particularly Appalachia (Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky)
- Musical instruments used
guitar, fiddle, steel guitar, dobro, harmonica, bass guitar, fiddle (violin), drums, mandolin, banjo
- Popularity mainstream
1920s to present
- derivative form
bluegrass, dansband, country rock, southern rock
subgenre
Bakersfield sound, bluegrass music, close harmony, honky tonk, jug band, Lubbock sound, Nashville sound, neotraditional country, outlaw country, red dirt, Texas country
Genre mixture (fusion)
alternative country, country rock, psychobilly, rockabilly, cowpunk, country-rap, country pop, western Swing
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