DISCO

DISCO THE BEE GEES

 The 1970's saw the rise of another form
of pop music known as “disco”. Disco m
usic pertained to rock music that was mo
re danceable , thus leading to the establis
hment of venues for public dancing also
called discos. The term originated from t
he French word “discotheque” which me
ans a library for phonograph records.

The disco style had a soaring and reverberating

sound rhythmically controlled by a steady beat for

ease of dancing ,and accompanied strings , horns ,

 Superstras of the disco genre include The Bee Gees ; ABBA ; Donn
a Summer (“The Queen of Disco”) ;Earth , wind and Fire ; KC
and the Sunshine Band ; The Village People ; and Gloria Gayno
r , with this like Dancing Queen , Stayin'Alive ; Boogie Wonderl
and , and Hot Stuff .
 POP MUSIC
 Parallel with the Disco Era, other pop music superstars continued to
emerged. Among them were Neil Sedaka (Laughter in the Rain),
Diana Ross and The Supremes (Stop in the Name of Love),
Olivia Newton John (Hopelessly Devoted to You), Stevie Wonder
(You Are The Sunshine of My Life), Elton John (Skyline
Pigeon), The Carpenters (Were Only Just Begun), and Barry
Manilow (Mandy) .
 Pop Superstars in more recent years include solo artists Celine
Dion (My Heart Will Go On), Madonna (Material Girl), Whitney
Houston (I Will Always Love You), Mariah Carey (Hero), Justine
Bieber (Justified), Britney Spears (Oops, I Did It Again), Beyonce
(Irreplaceable), Lady Gaga (Bad Romance), and Bruno Mars
(Just The Way You Are); as well as vocal group such as Boyz II
Men (Four Season Of Loneliness), The Backstreet Boys (I Want It
that way), N'Sync (This I Promie You), Destiny's Child (Survivor),
among many others .
MICHAEL JACKSON , “The King of Pop”
 The most popular solo performer
of all time is Michael Joseph
Jackson who was born on August
29,1958 and died on June 25,2009.
He was an American recording
artists, entertainer, singer-
songwriter, record producer,
musical arranger, dancer,
choreographer, actor,
businessman, and Philanthropist .
 Jackson 5. He can began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group and
was referred to as the “King of Pop” in subsequent years. Jackson's 1982 album
Thriller remains the world's best-selling album of all time, and four of his other solo
studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off The Wall (1979), Bad
(1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995).
 In the early 1980s, he became a dominant figure in Ameri
can popular music and culture.He was the first African A
merican entertainer to a mass a strong crossover followin
g on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on
MTV, such as Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller .
 —widely credited with transforming the music video fro
m a promotional toolinto an art form—helped bring the r
elatively new channel to fame. Videos such as Black or W
hite and Scream made Jackson an enduring staple on M
TV in the 1990s.
 With stage performances and music videos, Jackson p
opularized a number of physicallycomplicated dance t
echniques, such as the “robot” and the “moonwalk.”
 His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influence
d many hip hop, pop music, and contemporaryR&B a
rtists across several generations world-wide. Jackson d
onated and raised millions of dollars for beneficial cau
ses through his “Heal the World Foundation,” charity
singles and support of 39 charities.
 One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Roc
k and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements in
clude “Multiple Guinness World Records”—including o
ne for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 G
rammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career,
and the sale of 750 million records worldwide. Jackson i
s one of the world’s most famous artists because of his hi
ghly successful career which made him a part of popular
culture for nearly four decades.
 At the time of his death, Jackson was preparing
for “This Is It,” a series of 50 concerts that woul
d have been held at The O2 arena in London be
ginning July 13, 2009, and aworld tour to follow
after the series of concerts. After Michael Jacks
on's death, Billboard'sentire top nine positions o
n Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart ho
used Jackson-related titles on July 1, 2009.
Today’s Pop Music Idols
 As the 21st century continues to
unfold, moreand more pop group
s emerge spanning anentire range
of musical styles and genres.Ther
e are music groups like Black Eye
d Peas,K Pop (Korean), My Che
mical Romance, FallOut Boys, T
he Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,Souj
a Boy, Train, Maroon 5, and One
Direction.
 While solo performers include Ad
ele, TaylorSwift, Ed Sheeran, Rih
anna, Chris Brown,Ariana Gran
de, Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus,K
aty Perry, Nikki Minaj, Selena G
omez, and others.
HIP HOP AND RAP
 Hip hop music is a stylized, highly rhy
thmic type of music that usually (but n
ot always) includes portions of rhytmi
cally chanted words called “rap.” In r
apping, the artist speaks along with an
instrumental or synthesized beat.
 Hip hop arose inthe 1970s within the Afro-
American and Latino youth in the Bronxa
rea of New York City. But by the 1980s, it
had spread to manyother countries. It has
since evolved into a subculture thatencom
passes music (rapping, DJing, scratching,a
nd beatboxing); a nearly acrobatic style of
dancing,called break dancing; a distinct m
anner of dress;and graffiti-style artwork.A
mong the early hip hop artists were LL Co
ol Jand Run-D.M.C. While more recent po
pular namesin this genre have been Beasti
e Boys, Eminem, andKanye West.
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
 Alternative music was an underground independent form of
music that arose in the 1980’s.
 It became widely popular in the 1990’s as a way to defy “mai
nstream” rock music. Thus, it was known for its unconventio
nal practices such as distorted guitar sounds, oppressive lyric
s, and defiant attitudes. It was also characterized by high ene
rgy levels that bred new styles such as new wave, punk rock,
post-punk, indie rock, gothic rock, jangle pop, noise pop, C8
6, Madchester, Industrial Rock, and Shoegazing. Examples o
f alternative music are You Belong with Me, Shake It Off.
CLASSICAL MUSIC MADE POPULAR
 Meanwhile, clasical music continued to flourish al
ongside all these other musical style. The fame ma
sterpieces of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, chopin, an
d Liszt continued to be propagated on the concert
stage and through recordings.
 For the part 20th century composers expanded th
e genres of clasical music with daring new styles s
uch as Minimalism, Chance Music and Avant-gar
de Music.
CROSSOVER PERFORMANCES: CLASICAL AND POP

ANDREA BOCCELLI
In recent years, a number of
classical musicians have begun o
render “crossover” performances,
in which they combine classical
compositions with popular pieces
such as Jazz, Rock and Folk Music
in the same concert or recording.
 For instance, such opera greats as
Luciano Pavarotti, Placido
Domingo, Jose Carreras and
Andrea Boccelli successfully drew
a large audience to their
performances by including popular
numbers in their repertoire. They
also performed side by side with
pop singers Elton John, Celine
Dion, Sting and Classical-Pop
Artist Josh Groban ; while the all-
male group II Divo operatic and
popular songs in their concerts.
Luciano Pavarotti
 II DIVO MASKIM MRVICA
Symphonic groups like the Poston Pop Orchestra began to include Broadway
and other popular hits in their recordings. and performances . While Maskim
Mrvica, a contemporary young painist from Croatia, brought a new dimension
to the cencert seene by popularizing classical music a near-pop idol image .
QUIZ TI
ME !!!
Answer the following :
1. The term originated from the
French word ______________ which
means a library for phonograph
records.

2. Who is the King of pop ?

3. _______ music is a stylize
d, highly rhythmic type of
music that usually (but not
always) includes portions o
f rhytmically chanted word
s called ____ .
WHO IS THIS PERSON
?
4
.
WHO IS THIS
5.
PERSON ?
ANSWERS !!!
• Discothque
• Michael Joseph Jackson /
Michael Jackson
• Hip Hop and Rap
• Andrea Boccelli
• Luciano Pavarotti
THANKS!