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It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels 

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It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels 

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Kitty Wells was one of the first female Honky Tonk artists. She gave a females perspective on infidelity and marriage. Country instruments include guitar, fiddle, and bass.

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Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels

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Ernest Tubb was one of the earliest Honky Tonk pioneers. He was known for his distinctive deep baritone voice. And he opened the first major all country record store in Nashville called "Ernest Tubb Record Shop."

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Bill Monroe is one of the Monroe Brothers who began as a trio of Birch, Charlie, and Bill. He was nicknamed the "Father of Bluegrass." Their music was set apart from others because of Bill's harmonies and mandolin leads as well as the energy and fast tempos of their performances.

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The Carter Family was made up of A.P. Carter, Sara Carter, and Maybelle Carter. They were the first vocal group to become country music stars, and earned collateral for each song recorded. Their nickname was "The First Family of Country Music."

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Johnny Cash's sound was so distinct because of his deep resonant baritone, spare percussive guitar, and it was basic and distinctive. He got the nickname "The Man in Black" after he made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 1957. He also had a show where he discussed social issues of the day.

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Elvis Presley was a significant musician in rockabilly.  His voice and stage performances triggered a transformation in an era of conservatism and conformity. And his That's All Right Mama was significant in that aspect because it married black and white music. They described it as both country and R&B which were respectively white and black music genres.

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Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

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Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys

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Outlaw country was a blend of multiple music genres. Taking it's influences from Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, and Rock and Roll. Outlaw musicians did not play by the rules by creating a form of hardcore country and not changing it to fit the heavily produced "nashville sound."

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Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Waylon & Willie) w/ lyrics

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This is Waylon Jennings' and Willie Nelson's 1978 cover of "Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys". The song, originally performed by Ed Bruce, was number 1 on the charts for four weeks in the spring of 1978 and was released on the classic duet album "Waylon & Willie".

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Shania Twain was a major face for women in country pop. Using many instruments such as guitar and drums. She was the face of girl power. Bringing commercialization and new marketing strategies to the industry.

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Shania Twain - Any Man Of Mine (Official Music Video)

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Trisha Yearwood was also apart of the pop country movement. Where women were searching for fulfillment and independence. Trisha Yearwood used her amazing vocals and country instrumentals to produce her unique music.

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Trisha Yearwood - She's In Love With The Boy (Official Music Video)

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Hank Williams was a huge star within the history of Honky Tonk music. He used a heavy steel guitar and unique style of singing to produce his hit songs. He even had eleven #1 hits.

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I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY (1949) by Hank Williams

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Robert Johnson was very influential throughout the Delta Blues. His songs were filled with spoken lyrics and moaning vocalizations. Blues instruments include guitar in this song.

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Muddy Waters was a Chicago blues artist who had a more urban sound to him. The change from a rustic sounding blues was with the help of instruments such as the electric guitar. This song also has a more complex rhythm.

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from the album After the Rain (1969)- Muddy Waters

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Blind Willie Johnson was indeed a blues artist but his sound included gospel type lyrics. He was known for his urgently rhythmic guitar and harsh singing. He also was in fact blind; when he was seven years old, his stepmother, fighting with his father, threw lye in Johnson’s face, permanently blinding him.

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Nobody's Fault But Mine - Blind Willie Johnson

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Jimi Hendrix was a more eclectic blues artist, being known for his weird ways of playing such as playing his guitar upside down. His genre of blues was in the rock blues genre. He learned to play by ear and would often use words or colors to express what he wanted to communicate because he could not read music.

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Ed Lewis was an artist amidst the early blues. Artists within his time would adapt christian hymns to their own experiences and so did he. Music was important to African Americans during the early blues and important to their freedom. They would play at Juke Joints, Tent Shows, and Church Gatherings.

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T. Bone Walker's blues style was more Texas Blues. He would use piano, drums, guitar, and other instruments within his music. You would hear so many instruments in his songs because he would be accompanied by small bands that provided backgrounds for his singing and guitar solos.

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T-Bone Walker- Dont Throw Your Love On Me So Strong

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Mamie Smith was the first black woman vocalist to record by accident. Her music brought about a new market that had not been served before. In her music you could hear various instruments such as piano, trumpet, trombone, and saxophone.

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Bessie Smith was the highest paid black performer of her time. Her powerful, soulful voice won her countless fans and the title "The Empress of Blues." Her music was a mix of many instruments you mostly heard the piano.

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Bessie Smith - Down Hearted Blues (Audio)

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Billie Holiday became the first black woman to work with a white orchestra by teaming with Artie Shaw. She received Esquire Magazine awards four years in a row for Best Leading Female Vocalist. Her lyrics were very gruff and soulful.

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Big Mama Thornton was actually the first to record the song Hound Dog that most know as one of Elvis's top Hits. She was introduced to music through her father who was a minister. And Big Mama Thornton unfortunately died of a heart attack.

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Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog (1952) Blues

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Brass band music was a pre Jazz music within the 1800-1900's. This music only consisted of brass and percussion instruments. It was known to be played for military, funerals, and parade purposes.

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New Orleans Brass Band on Frenchmen Street

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This music is from a genre called Minstrelsy; a form of musical theater that had white faced performers, mimicking black performers. Daniel Emmett was a famous artist who wrote compositions of Minstrelsy. His first composition, Dixie, became the National Anthem for the confederate soldiers during the Civil War.

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DIXIE'S LAND - Daniel Emmett - 1860 - Tom Roush

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Scott Joplin was a notable artist of Ragtime pre Jazz. His music consisted of harmonic ideas as well as complex bass rhythms. Throughout his career he became known as "King of Ragtime Writers."

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New Orleans is a type of traditional Jazz music. It was known as "good time" music with syncopation, improvisation, blues scale, call-and-response, harmony, tone color, rhythm, and interpretation. This music was influenced by many cultures such as, European, Latin American, Marching Band, and African.

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Louis Armstrong was a notable artist of the Chicago Style traditional Jazz music. This music put a greater emphasis on individual solos with smaller African ethnic elements. Louis's music consisted of simple accompanying rhythms ad improvised counterlines.

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Swing Music is a form of American music that dominated in the 1930's and 40's. Benny Goodman was known as the "King Of Swing." He was also one of the few band leaders to play the clarinet.

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There was a whole new type of Jazz; Developed Jazz and this is where Bebop and Dizzy were madeBebop was a type of art music instead of entertainment. It was a complete black invention. Bebop had an effect of removing Jazz from the main stream of music.

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Cool Jazz had many influences such as swing, bebop, pop, and classical. It was very tune oriented and arrangements were important. This Jazz had a racial make-up too; it was mainly young white players from big bands. Miles Davis exemplified this genre.

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Free Jazz had no rules. It was purely a form of improvisation, simply based on sound where the artists experimented with making all kinds o sound on their instruments. And Ornette Coleman was an artist who was a part of this genre using instruments such as drums and saxophone. He took improvisation to a whole other level.

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In an attempt to capitalize on the popular appeal of rock music Jazz musicians decided to join jazz and rock in a new genre of music called Fusion. Fusion got it's sophistication and complexity from Jazz; and got its power, rhythm, and simplicity from rock. An example of Fusion Jazz would be from the artist Weather Report. They mixed jazz and music in their songs greatly. You can hear it in the instruments they use such as piano, guitar, electric guitar, and the trumpet.

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Micheal Jackson dominated the world with his song thriller. He was a more pop-oriented rock artist. He most known for his glam looks and dance moves when he performed.

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Prince was a lot like Micheal Jackson, purple rain was even a response song to Jackson's song thriller. He was also a pop-oriented artist. He also has a higher pitched voice when he sings.

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Green Day was a punk band whose sound was originally described as garage bands. They had to do with teen rebellion and alienation. As well as sped up hard rock, with socially aware lyrics.

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The Beatles were known as a progressive rock band. Which was traditionally melodic with classically trained instrumental technique. It was also a sound with multi-sectioned compositions that replaced normal song structures

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered 2009)

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Pink Floyd's music was a type of rock called psychedelic. This rock was inspired by hallucinogenic drugs because of the wider exploration of the hippy movement. The sound was made with over driven guitars, amplified feedback, and droning guitar motifs.

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Nirvana was a rock band sectioned off in the alternative rock sound. This was independently recorded music. This rock was apart of a movement that created the sound of a resentful and distressed generation.

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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Official Music Video)

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David Bowie was apart of the rock culture known as glam. With a pop oriented sound he defined it almost perfectly. The sound wasn't what made it different though it was the look of flashy clothes, heavy makeup, and large hair.

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David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (From The Motion Picture)

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Pearl Jam was a band that was defined by grunge rock and roll. Grunge was loud, heavy music, influenced by punk, and heavy metal. This music had angst lyrics and intense guitar music.

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Elvis Presley was definitely known for his rock and roll music. But what made him different was his quicker tempos, and edgier textures. He also used hot-rodding arrangements.

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Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (Music Video)

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The Beach boys were apart of the rock and roll music known as surf music. They had surf related lyrics that were sang with high harmony vocals. The music also had distinct guitar solos and riffs.

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This opera was written by a man called Claudio Monteverdi, who was among the authors of Baroque opera. Within his operas he would use rhythm, discords, instrumental colors, and key changes. He did this to project dramatic action, interpret characters, and or project mood/emotions. And La Favola d'Orfeo was his opera.

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L' ORFEO: Favola in Musica (Claudio Monteverdi) - Representación de Jordi Savall

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Rinaldo was the name of an opera written by George Frideric Handel, who was also among the Baroque opera scene. He also wrote the opera Allesandro. His style was long, elaborate pieces of music that often required many singers. And he is best known for his English oratorios. As well as creating his own company called New Royal Academy of Music.

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Handel 1711 Rinaldo HWV 7 Collegium 1704 Václav Luks

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This piece is an opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart liked to use a range of everything within his operas making him the most universal of all composers. Mozart was most definitely known for his classical style but he was a versatile composer and wrote in almost every major genre. Those would include symphony, opera, the solo concerto, chamber music including string quartet and string quintet, and the piano sonata.

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W. A. Mozart - KV 51 (46a) - La finta semplice

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Ludwig Van Beethoven is known for being a significant and influential composer of the western art music tradition. His style was classical while using the  libretto, which means it was an extended musical work. Within his work you can hear many things such as symphonic form, piano sonata, violin sonata, string quartet and piano concerto, among several others.

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Beethoven "Fidelio" - Jones, King, Neidlinger ( Böhm ) - Spanish Subs

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Aida is an opera written by Romantic composer Giuseppi Verdi. His style had a lack of integrated scenes and unified acts. And this style earned him fame. Verdi dominated the Italian opera scene, known for his skill in creating melody and his profound use of theatrical effect.

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Verdi: Aida - San Francisco Opera (starring Luciano Pavarotti)

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This opera was written by Franz Schubert, he was apart of the romantic opera scene. His style used operetta, which is a genre of light opera, light in both terms of music and subject matter. Schubert composed string quartets, songs, and piano pieces that he implicated within his work.

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Schubert - Die Zwillingsbrueder (Ouverture) - Sinfonietta Bel Canto

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Dmitri Shostakovich wrote this opera. His style was different because he traded simple, accessible musical language for quacks, hoots, pants, and gasps. Shostakovich's music was characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque, and ambivalent tonality.

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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Lukács, Berczelly, Zapletchni

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Bela Bartok was known for this opera, because it his his one and only opera. His style was made up of characteristics from traditional Hungarian folk songs. Bartok’s music was influenced by Romantic composers such as Richard Strauss and Franz Liszt. The theme associated with blood is played each time one of the doors is opened. He made a very mature opera, that is very intricate.