What are the categories of light music?

Light music refers to music with a relaxed and lively style, which can give people a pleasant and lyrical feeling, beautiful and easy to understand. The so-called "light" refers to the comparison with solemn and serious music. Dance music, marches and serenades are lighter than sonatas and symphonies; Light songs, lyric songs and humorous songs are lighter than chorus and oratorio; Opera is lighter than drama. Figuratively speaking, it is a light weapon in music, which is roughly the same as essays, jokes and lyric poems in literature. Light music works have beautiful melody, clear and smooth rhythm and rich and colorful timbre, which are deeply loved by people.

Light music is characterized by:

amusement

Music, like other arts, is entertaining. The entertainment characteristics of light music are more prominent. It can be said that light music makes full use of its unique lightness, lightness, lightness and lightness, giving full play to its entertainment function.

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Light music works are generally short in length, concise in structure and without any complicated drama plot. Its music is easy to understand. Therefore, it is much easier to enjoy light music than symphony.

way of life

Light music is not only familiar to people in content, but also relatively casual in appreciation process. Theaters, parks, restaurants, dances, teahouses, shops and other formal occasions can be enjoyed. As for being at home, it is more casual. With the rhythm, rhythm, timbre and other characteristics of modern life, it is a good friend to accompany you in leisure, travel, dining and dreaming.

Since the 1980s, the performance of light music has gradually developed to individualization. The core of the band is not the conductor, but the playing star of a certain instrument. The band has also changed from the original lead singer to a supporting role. Some light music bands are eclectic, blending symphony, pop music, jazz, rock music and new age music, which is very different from traditional light music bands. There are many such records that can be called "new light music", but most of them have a strong "salon flavor" except those of Richard Clayderman (piano), Kenneth (saxophone), Bill (clarinet), Modia and Odin (Tao Di and cello), Zanfir (flute playing), Yani and others and bands, which cannot give people high-level aesthetic enjoyment.

To listen to authentic light music, the first choice is the three major light music bands. In fact, the records of these three bands have occupied the mainstream position in China. Among them, mantovani's records are mostly produced by Deka, mainly recorded in 1950s and 1960s. Last year, Dika released a two-part collection of mantovani's golden songs, which included 29 of the most wonderful golden songs played by mantovani. It is a treasure in the collection. Some small European and American record companies and Japanese record companies have also released many bands' records. James Hong Lin is the exclusive band of Universal Pictures (formerly Polaroid). For decades, he has recorded a large number of exquisite records, and only 30 kinds can be seen in China, making him the light music band with the most recorded products. Paul Moria's records are all recorded by Philips, and there are many newly recorded records in recent years, with high recording level and excellent sound effects. Many records of other famous light music bands, such as Henry Mancini, Alfred Hauser, Stanley Black, Kurt Edeler Hagen and Hesse, have also entered China, but they are not easy to see at present.