Draft:Outline of rock music
Broad genre of popular music
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to rock music:
Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the late 50s to mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and United Kingdom. It has its roots beginning as classic rock and roll, a style that drew from the African-American musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers.
Usually, rock is song-based music with a 4
4 time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most popular genre of music in the U.S. and much of the western world from the 1960s up to the 2010s.
What types of thing is rock music?
Rock music can be described as all of the following:
- an element of culture –
- music –
- a music genre –
- music –
Subgenres of rock music
Fusion genres of rock music
- 2 Tone – fuses elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae and pop
- Alternative dance – combines elements of dance-pop (or other forms of electronic house or techno) and alternative rock genres such as indie rock
- Aboriginal rock – mixes rock music with the instrumentation and singing styles of Indigenous peoples
- Afro rock – fusion of rock music with traditional African musical elements
- Anatolian rock – fusion of Turkish folk and rock music
- Beat music – fusion of rock and roll, doo wop, skiffle, R&B and soul
- Bhangra rock – fusion of bhangra and rock music
- Blues-rock – combines bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles
- Boogaloo – combination of R&B and Cuban or Puerto Rican music popular in 1960s New York
- Country rock – application by rock musicians of country music styles and instruments including fiddle and pedal steel guitar
- Flamenco-rock – fusion of progressive rock and flamenco styles first popular in Andalusia
- Folk rock – fusion of American folk music with rock
- Glam rock – performance-based style of rock with flamboyant clothing, makeup, and hairstyles featuring camp and/or androgyny
- Glam punk – early garage rock and theatre fusion pioneered by the New York Dolls
- Indie rock – rock music with distribution through avoidance of major labels
- Indorock – fusion of Indonesian and rock or western music with roots in Kroncong and influential in The Netherlands
- Jazz fusion – style begun in the 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock, funk, and rhythm and blues
- Madchester – blended indie rock with elements of acid house, psychedelia and 1960s pop centered in Manchester
- Progressive rock – style primarily in the United Kingdom which emphasizes classical and jazz influences; "Art rock" or "symphonic rock"
- Punk rock – outgrowth of garage rock which features basic instrumentation and rebelliousness
- Punta rock – Belize-based Garifuna music with added rock instruments[1]
- Raga rock – rock influenced by raga and incorporating Indian musical instruments
- Raï rock – form of Algerian folk music blended with rock
- Rap rock – style introduced in the 1980s with rock songs where vocals are rapped rather than sung
- Rockabilly – early mixture of R&B and country music primarily from the Southern United States
- Rockoson – rock style in Spanish which embellishes rock with Cuban musical influences
- Samba-rock – Brazilian dance culture and genre that fuses samba with rock, soul, and funk
- Space rock – style centered on instrumental textures with hypnotic qualities often with lyrical themes of outer space and science fiction
- Stoner rock – combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock intertwined with Cannabis culture
- Sufi rock – combined rock with classical Islamic Sufi music starting in the early 1990s popular in Pakistan and Turkey
Regional rock scenes
- American rock (United States)
- Argentinean rock
- Armenian rock
- Aussie rock
- Belarusian rock
- Belgian rock
- BisRock – Philippines. The term comes from the Cebuano words Bisaya, referring the Visayan language, and rock, for rock music.
- Bosnian rock
- Brazilian rock – usually sung in Portuguese
- British rock (United Kingdom)
- Canterbury scene – loosely describes the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s
- The Scene That Celebrates Itself - musical scene in the early 1990s within London and the Thames Valley area
- Canadian rock
- Chilean rock
- Chinese rock
- Cuban rock
- Croatian rock
- Danish rock
- Detroit rock
- Dominican rock
- Estonian rock
- Finnish rock
- French rock
- Greek rock
- German rock
- Hungarian rock
- Icelandic rock
- Indian rock
- Indonesian rock
- Irish rock
- Israeli rock
- Italian rock
- Japanese rock
- Latvian rock
- Lithuanian rock
- Malaysian rock
- Mexican rock
- Nepali rock
- Kiwi rock
- Norwegian rock
- Pakistani rock
- Peruvian rock
- Pinoy rock
- Polish rock
- Portuguese rock
- Russian rock
- Serbian rock
- Slovenian rock
- San Francisco sound
- Spanish rock
- Swedish rock
- Swiss rock
- Tatar rock
- Thai rock
- Turkish rock
- Ukrainian rock
- Uruguayan rock
- SFR Yugoslav Pop and Rock scene
- Zam-rock (Zambia)
History of rock music
History of rock music, by period
History of rock music, by region
- History of Latin rock
History of rock music, by subject
General rock music concepts
- Backbeat – a syncopated accentuation on the "off" beat found in rock'n'roll. In a simple 4/4 rhythm these are beats 2 and 4.[2]
Common instruments
Rock music awards
- ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album
- ARIA Award for Best Rock Album
- Amereican Music Awards for rock
- American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song
- Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist
- Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song
- Brit Award for British Rock/Alternative Act
- Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards
- Detroit Music Awards
- Grammy Awards for rock
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
- Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental
- Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album
- Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album
- International Rock Awards
- Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year
- Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year
- Lo Nuestro Awards for rock
- Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards
- MTV Music Awards for rock
- MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock Video
- NU Rock Awards
- Rock Music Awards
- Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Rock Group
- Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Rock Song
