Dance & music is music composed
specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be
either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms
of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance
music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in
ancient times (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show
dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can
still reproduce with a degree of certainty are the surviving medieval
dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble
court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently
used as a third movement, although in this context it would not
accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part
of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of
various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle,
mazurka,ecossaise,ballade and polonaise.
Modern popular dance music initially emerged from late 19th century's
Western ballroom and social
dance music. During the early 20th century, ballroom
dancing gained popularity among the working
class who attended public dance halls. Dance music became enormously popular
during the 1920s. In the 1930s, called the Swing era, Swing
music was the popular dance music. In the 1950s, rock
and roll became the popular dance music. The late 1960s saw the rise of soul and
R&B music. The rise of disco in the early
1970s led to dance music becoming popular with the public. By the late 1970s, electronic dance music was developing. This
music, made using electronics, is a style of popular
music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations, shows and raves.
Many subgenres of electronic dance music have evolved.For any type of help
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