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Early music of the Early music of the British IslesBritish Isles

Early music of the Early music of the British IslesBritish Isles, from the , from the earliest recorded times earliest recorded times until the Baroque and until the Baroque and the rise of recognisably the rise of recognisably modern classical music, modern classical music, was a diverse and rich was a diverse and rich culture, including culture, including sacred and secular sacred and secular music and ranging from music and ranging from the popular to the elitethe popular to the elite

Folk musicFolk music There are four primary There are four primary

components of the components of the United Kingdom, each United Kingdom, each with their own diverse with their own diverse and distinctive and distinctive folk folk musicmusic forms - England, forms - England, Scotland, Wales and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland. In addition, there are addition, there are numerous distinct and numerous distinct and semi-distinct folk semi-distinct folk traditions from the Isle traditions from the Isle of Man, Cornwall and of Man, Cornwall and the Channelthe Channel Islands, as Islands, as well as immigrants from well as immigrants from Jamaica, India, the Jamaica, India, the Commonwealth and Commonwealth and other parts of the world.other parts of the world.

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EnglandEngland has a has a long and diverse long and diverse history of folk history of folk music dating music dating back at least to back at least to the medieval the medieval period and period and including many including many forms of music, forms of music, song and dance.song and dance.

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland (along with the (along with the Republic of Ireland) has the Republic of Ireland) has the most vibrant folk traditionsmost vibrant folk traditions

ScottishScottish folk music includes many kinds of folk music includes many kinds of songs, including ballads and laments, songs, including ballads and laments, sung by a single singer with sung by a single singer with accompaniment by bagpipes, fiddles or accompaniment by bagpipes, fiddles or harps. harps.

WalesWales is a Celtic is a Celtic country that country that features folk features folk music played at music played at twmpathau twmpathau (communal (communal dances) and dances) and gwyn werin gwyn werin (music (music festivals).festivals).

Classical musicClassical music Classical music has Classical music has

been written and been written and performed in what is performed in what is now the United now the United Kingdom for Kingdom for centuries. Key centuries. Key composers include composers include Gustav Holst, EdwardGustav Holst, Edward ElgarElgar and and Benjamin Benjamin BrittenBritten..

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Early British popular Early British popular musicmusic

broadside broadside balladsballads were the were the first genre of first genre of British popular British popular musicmusic

Music hallMusic hall songs are characterized by a songs are characterized by a simple beat and a strong melody or tune simple beat and a strong melody or tune which can be easily acquired by the which can be easily acquired by the audienceaudience

From about 1925 to 1946 the most From about 1925 to 1946 the most popular form of music in the UK was popular form of music in the UK was Dance BandsDance Bands

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The 1950s saw The 1950s saw most of the world most of the world that had access to that had access to records listening to records listening to American artistsAmerican artists

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The United The United Kingdom made Kingdom made American American traditions into traditions into distinctively British distinctively British ones such as ones such as skiffleskiffle andand trad trad JazzJazz, and , and eventually added eventually added influences from influences from English, Scottish English, Scottish and Irish folk and Irish folk musicmusic

By the middle of By the middle of the 1960s, British the 1960s, British artists had grown artists had grown so adept at so adept at British-style British-style rock, R&B and rock, R&B and bluesblues that the that the British Invasion British Invasion occurred, led by occurred, led by the Beatles, the the Beatles, the Who, the Rolling Who, the Rolling StonesStones and and the the KinksKinks

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heavy metalheavy metal and and progressive progressive rockrock were were developing developing into full-into full-fledged fledged genres of genres of British popular British popular musicmusic

Heavy metalHeavy metal evolved from evolved from pioneers like pioneers like T. Rex, Led T. Rex, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath into the hard-Black Sabbath into the hard-edgededged, complex music of , complex music of bands like bands like Iron Maiden Iron Maiden and and Judas PriestJudas Priest

Progressive rock -- Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Queen, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant and Genesis

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Pink Floyd

PunkPunk became well- became well-known after the coming known after the coming of of the Sex Pistolsthe Sex Pistols

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Punk also spawned many subgenres, such as 2 tone, psychobilly, and goth

alternative alternative rockrock – – subgenre of subgenre of punk music punk music including including SiouxsieSiouxsie and and the Banshees, the Banshees, Vardis, The Vardis, The CureCure

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In The 1980s House In The 1980s House and allied genres like and allied genres like technotechno music music evolved out of a evolved out of a complex electronic complex electronic music scene in 1970s music scene in 1970s United States, but United States, but began to grow began to grow popular as part of popular as part of club culture in 80s club culture in 80s Britain, where it Britain, where it spawned numerous spawned numerous subgenres like subgenres like drum drum n bassn bass..

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In the early 21st century In the early 21st century the most popular music the most popular music in Britain is in Britain is BritpopBritpop along with synthetic along with synthetic qualities of British qualities of British experimental experimental electronic electronic musicmusic , , grime (a unique grime (a unique type of garage/hip-hop)type of garage/hip-hop)

"Indie rock"Indie rock"" has become very popular in recent has become very popular in recent years, but there is no overall dominant genre of years, but there is no overall dominant genre of music, with young people listening to a wide music, with young people listening to a wide range of styles.range of styles.

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