Now let’s talk about the genres of modern music. There are quite a few of them. But they all depart from the three main trends in contemporary music. That’s what we’re going to talk about a little bit.
Let’s look at all the genres of modern music
Rock
Rock is popular today. It may not be as popular as it used to be, but in our time it is firmly entrenched. So it’s impossible not to mention it. Yes, and the direction itself gave birth to many genres. Here are some of them:
Folk-rock – well used elements of folk songs
Pop-rock – music for a very wide audience
Hard Rock – heavier music with a harsh sound
Pop
Popular music also covers a lot of genres that are often used in modern music:
House – electronic music played on a synthesizer
Trance – electronic music with a predominance of sad and cosmic melodies
Disco – dance music with an abundance of rhythmic drum and bass sections
Rap
In recent years, rap music is gaining momentum. In fact, this trend has almost no vocals. Basically there is not singing, and how it reads. From here came the phrase read rap. Here is a list of some genres:
Rapcore – a mix of rap and heavy music
Alternative rap – a mix of traditional rap with other genres
Jazz rap – a mix of rap and jazz
Electronic music genres
Let’s break down the main genres of electronic music a bit. Of course, not all of them here. However, we will take a look at some of them. Here is a list:
House – appeared in the 80s of the last century. It takes its origin from disco in the 70-s. It appeared due to experiments of DJs. Main features: repeating rhythm beat, the size of 4×4 and sampling.
Deep house – a lighter, atmospheric music with a deep dense sound. Includes elements of jazz and ambient. It uses solo keyboards, electric organ, piano and female vocals (mostly). Developed since the late 80’s. The vocals in this genre are always in a secondary place. In the first place there are melodies and sounds for mood.
Garage house is the same as the Deep House but the vocals are in the leading role.
The new disco (nu disco) is a more modern musical genre based on the renewed interest to disco music. Now it is very popular to come back to the roots. That is why this genre is based on the music of the 70’s and 80’s. The genre itself appeared in the early 2000’s. Synthesized sounds similar to the sounds of real instruments are used to create disco of the 70’s and 80’s.
Soulful house – the basis is taken from house with a 4×4 rhythmic pattern, as well as vocals (full-fledged or as samples). The vocals here are mostly soulful and very beautiful. Plus the use of a variety of musical instruments. This rich availability of instruments brings the music of the genre to life very well.
Rap genres
Let’s move on to consider the main genres of rap. This direction is also actively developing. Therefore, it is good to touch upon it as well. Here is a short list of genres:
Comedy Rap is intelligent and funny music for entertainment. It has a combination of real hip-hop and regular humor. Comedy rap emerged in the 1980s.
Dirty rap – dirty rap, characterized by a pronounced heavy bassline. Basically, this music is intended for the factory audience at various parties.
Gangsta rap – music with a very hard sound. This genre of music appeared in the late 80s. Elements of hardcore rap were taken as a parent of this genre.
Hardcore rap – aggressive music with noisy samples and heavy beats. It appeared in the late 80s.
Genres of classical music
There are works divided into many genres of classical music. They were especially widespread in the 18th century. Here is a partial list of the trends:
Overture – a small instrumental introduction to a play, piece or works.
Sonata – A work for chamber performers that is used as a solo or duet. It consists of three parts related to each other.
Etude – A small instrumental piece designed to sharpen music performance technique.
A scherzo is the beginning of music with a lively and rapid tempo. Basically conveys to the listener humorous and unexpected moments in the work.
Opera, symphony, oratorio – these were mentioned above.
Genres of Rock Music
Now let’s look at some genres of rock music besides those already mentioned above. Here is a short list with descriptions:
Gothic rock – Rock music with a gothic and dark direction. It appeared in the early 1980s.
Grunge – music with a solid guitar sound and dark, depressing lyrics. It appeared somewhere in the mid-1980s.
Folk rock – formed as a result of mixing rock with folk music. It appeared in the mid-1960s.
Viking rock – punk rock with elements of folk music. This kind of music reveals the history of Scandinavia and Vikings.
Trashcore is a fast speed hardcore. The works are usually small.