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KINDS AND CLASSIFICATION OF MUSIC
CONTENT- Kinds of Music
- Classification of Music
- Musical Terms
Kinds of Music
We have several kinds of music and they include the following: (i) Folk Music: This is refers to the traditional music of a people, which is performed in the people`s community according to the culture of the people. Usually, folk music is not written, rather it is transmitted orally from generation to generation. (ii) Classical Music: This is refers to real standard music which develops as a result of education. It originated from Germany, France, England, Austria and other western countries. This class of music was composed by great masters like Bach, Handel, Schubert, Beethoven, Haydn etc. some examples of classical music are operas, symphonies, oratorios, sonatas, suites, chorales and so on.You are viewing an excerpt of this lesson. Subscribing to the subject will give you access to the following:
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