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Dance music ismusic composed specifically to facilitate or accompanydancing. It can be either a whole piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories arelive dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music inancient history (for exampleAncient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are old-fashioned dances. In theBaroque period, the major dance styles werenoble court dances (seeBaroque dance). In theclassical music era, theminuet was frequently used as a thirdmovement, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. Thewaltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part of theromantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like thebarcarolle,mazurka,ecossaise,ballade andpolonaise.
Modern popular dance music initially emerged from late 19th century's Westernballroom andsocial dance music. During the early 20th century, ballroom dancing gained popularity among theworking class who attended publicdance halls. Dance music became enormously popular during the 1920s. In the 1930s, known as the Swing era,Swing music was the popular dance music in America. In the 1950s,rock and roll became the popular dance music. The late 1960s saw the rise ofsoul andR&B music. Dominican and Cuban New Yorkers created the popularsalsa dance in the late 1960s which stemmed from the Latin music genre ofsalsa. The rise ofdisco in the early 1970s led to dance music becoming popular with the public. By the late 1970s,electronic dance music was developing. This music, made using electronics, is a style ofpopular music commonly played innightclubs,radio stations,shows andraves. Manysubgenres of electronic dance music have evolved.
Dancing to rhythmic music has long been a cherished tradition in civilizations around the world, where dynamic movements synchronized with percussion instruments such as drums, bells, and rattles serve as integral expressions of cultural identity, social cohesion, and spiritual significance.
Folk dance music accompaniestraditional dance and may be contrasted with historical/classical, and popular/commercial dance music. An example of folk dance music in the United States is theold-time music played atsquare dances andcontra dances.
While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient times (for exampleAncient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are the survivingmedieval dances such ascarols and theEstampie. The earliest of these surviving dances are almost as old as Western staff-basedmusic notation.
TheRenaissance dance music was written for instruments such as thelute,viol,tabor,pipe, and thesackbut.
In theBaroque period, the major dance styles werenoble court dances (seeBaroque dance). Examples of dances include theFrench courante,sarabande,minuet andgigue. Collections of dances were often collected together asdance suites.
In theclassical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a thirdmovement in four-movement non-vocal works such assonatas,string quartets, andsymphonies, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. Thewaltz also arose later in the classical era, as the minuet evolved into thescherzo (literally, "joke"; a faster-paced minuet).
Both remained part of theromantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like thebarcarolle,mazurka andpolonaise. Also in the romantic music era, the growth and development ofballet extended the composition of dance music to a new height. Frequently, dance music was a part ofopera.
Modern popular dance music initially emerged from late 19th century's Westernballroom andsocial dance music.
Dance music works often bear the name of the corresponding dance, e.g.waltzes, thetango, thebolero, thecan-can,minuets,salsa, various kinds ofjigs and thebreakdown. Other dance forms includecontradance, themerengue (Dominican Republic), and thecha-cha-cha. Often it is difficult to know whether the name of the music came first or the name of the dance.
Ballads are commonly chosen forslow-dance routines. However ballads have been commonly deemed the opposite of dance music in terms of their tempo.[citation needed] Originally, the ballad was a type of dance as well (hence the name "ballad", from the same root as "ballroom" and "ballet"). Ballads are still danced on theFaeroe Islands.
"Dansband" ("Dance band") is a term inSwedish for bands who play a kind ofpopular music, "dansbandsmusik" ("Dance band music"), topartner dance to. These terms came into use around 1970, and before that, many of the bands were classified as "pop groups". This type of music is mostly popular in theNordic countries.
Disco is a genre of dance music containing elements offunk,soul,pop, andsalsa. It was most popular during the mid to late 1970s, though it has had brief resurgences afterwards. The first notable fully synthesized disco hit was "I Feel Love" byDonna Summer.[1]Looping inspired theelectronic dance music genre.
By 1981, a new form of dance music was developing. This music, made using electronics, is a style ofpopular music commonly played in dance musicnightclubs,radio stations,shows andraves. During its gradual decline in the late 1970s,disco became influenced by electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers.sampling andsegueing as found in disco continued to be used as creative techniques withintrance music,techno music and especiallyhouse music.
Electronic dance music experienced a boom in the late 1980s. In the UK, this manifested itself in the dance element ofTony Wilson'sHaçienda scene (in Manchester) and London clubs like Delirium, The Trip, and Shoom. The scene rapidly expanded to the Summer Of Love inIbiza, which became the European capital of house and trance. In 2018, the release ofFisher's "Losing It", a significant tech-house crossover by the Australian EDM producer, marked a notable shift in trends within the dance music landscape.
Many music genres that made use of electronic instruments developed into contemporary styles mainly due to theMIDI protocol, which enabled computers, synthesizers,sound cards, samplers, and drum machines to interact with each other and achieve the full synchronization of sounds. Electronic dance music is typically composed usingsynthesizers andcomputers, and rarely has any physicalinstruments. Instead, this is replaced byanalogue anddigitalelectronic sounds, with a 4/4 beat. Many producers of this kind of music however, such asDarren Tate andMJ Cole, were trained in classical music before they moved into the electronic medium.
Associated with dance music are usually commercial tracks that may not easily be categorized, such as "The Power" bySnap!, "No Limit" by2 Unlimited, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" byC+C Music Factory, and theBeatmasters' "Rok da House" but the term "dance music" is applied to many forms ofelectronic music, both commercial and non-commercial.
Some of the most popular upbeat genres includehouse,techno,gqom,drum & bass,jungle,hardcore,electronica,industrial,breakbeat,trance,psychedelic trance,UK garage andelectro. There are also much slower styles, such asdowntempo,chillout andnu jazz.
Many subgenres of electronic dance music have evolved. Subgenres ofhouse includeacid house,kwaito,electro house,hard house,funky house,deep house,afro house,tribal house,hip house,tech house andUS garage. Subgenres ofdrum & bass includetechstep,hardstep,jump-up,intelligent D&B/atmospheric D&B,liquid funk,sambass,drumfunk,neurofunk andragga jungle. Subgenres of other styles includeprogressive breaks,booty bass,Goa trance,hard trance,hardstyle,minimal techno,gabber techno,breakcore,broken beat,trip hop,folktronica andglitch.Speed garage,breakstep,2-step,bassline,grime,UK funky,future garage and thereggae-inspireddubstep are all subgenres ofUK garage.
During the early 20th century,ballroom dancing gained popularity among theworking class who attended publicdance halls.
Dance music became enormously popular during the 1920s. Nightclubs were frequented by large numbers of people at which a form ofjazz, which was characterized by fancyorchestras with strings instruments and complex arrangements, became the standard music at clubs. A particularly popular dance was thefox-trot. At the time this music was simply called jazz, although today people refer to it as "white jazz" orbig band.Marabi evolved inSouth Africa in the 1920s, rooted in South African folk music,ragtime,jazz andblues. People were able to dance endlessly without having to have been familiar with the songs being played, before.[2][3]
Genres:Swing music,mbube,Congolese rumba,Western swing. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller gainedswing jazz hits.
Genres:Rock and roll,kwela
In 1952, the television showed thatAmerican Bandstand switched to a format where teenagers dance along as records are played.American Bandstand continued to be shown until 1989. Since the late 1950s,disc jockeys (commonly known as DJs) played recorded music at nightclubs.
Genres:Rock and roll,R&B,funk,mbaqanga
In 1960,Chubby Checker released his song "The Twist" setting off a dance craze. The late 1960s saw the rise ofsoul andR&B music which used lavish orchestral arrangements.
In 1970, the television showSoul Train premiered featuring famous soul artists who would play or lipsync their hits while the audience danced along. In the early '70s, Kool and the Gang,Ohio Players, and B.T. Express were popular funk bands. By the mid-1970s,disco had become one of the main genres featured. In 1974,Billboard added a Disco Action chart of top hits to its other charts (seeList ofBillboard number one dance club songs).Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, the Village People and Gloria Gaynor gained pop hits.[4] Disco was characterized by the use of real orchestral instruments, such as strings, which had largely been abandoned during the 1950s because of rock music. In contrast to the 1920s, however, the use of live orchestras in night clubs was extremely rare due to its expense. The disco craze reached its peak in the late 1970s when the word "disco" became synonymous with "dance music" and nightclubs were referred to as "discos".
Genres:Funk,hip hop,New jack swing,[5]R&B,bounce,Miami bass,boogie,disco,jaiva,contemporary R&B,new wave,dark wave,Italo disco,Euro disco,post-disco,synth-pop,dance-pop,dance-rock,house,kwaito,acid house,hip house,techno,freestyle,electro,hi-NRG,EBM,cosmic disco,Balearic beat,new beat
Genres:New jack swing,contemporary R&B,dancehall,hip hop,G-funk,Miami bass,house,Italo dance,Italo house,Eurodance,Europop,hip house,electro,electroclash,progressive house,French house,techno,minimal techno,trance,alternative dance,drum and bass,jungle,big beat,breakbeat,breakbeat hardcore,rave,hardcore,happy hardcore,speed garage,UK garage,soca,reggaeton,trance,psytrance,Goa trance,Afro house
Genres:Electropop,dance-pop,snap,crunk,dancehall,reggaeton,dance-punk,nu-disco,electro house,minimal techno,dubstep,grime,bassline,UK funky,contemporary R&B,hip hop,drum and bass,progressive house,hardstyle,funky house
Genres:Electropop,synthpop,gqom,glitchpop,hip house,nu-disco,new wave,new rave,trance,house,hi-NRG,hard NRG,dance-pop,electro-industrial,deep house,drum and bass,dubstep,techstep,liquid funk,electro house,progressive house,breakbeat,hardstyle,dubstyle,drumstep,hip hop,ghetto house,Jersey club,trap,drill,moombahton,moombahcore,dancehall,tropical house,UK garage,Europop,hyperpop
TheDance/Mix Show Airplay chart tracks the most popular tracks played by radio stations using a "dance music"format. Modern dance music is typically a core component of therhythmic adult contemporary andrhythmic contemporary formats, and an occasional component of thecontemporary hit radio format in the case of dance songs which chart.
Mixshows are radio programmes which feature a sequence of dance music tracks where each track's outro is mixed into the intro of the next.
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