| tango
| composed by famous composers for operas, ballet
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| blues
| choir music that has religious background
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| reggae
| played with the help of electric instruments and steady rhythm
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| jazz
| music played by military bands
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| country
| music from the West Indians, with a strong regular beat. It develop in Jamaica, especially 1960s, and its best –known singer was Bob Marley
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| rock’n’roll
| composed many years ago and sung by people or choirs [ kwaie]
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| folk
| a musical style where the singer speaks or shouts the words
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| rap
| a style of music that was popular especially in the 1950s but is still played now. It has a strong, loud beat and is usually played on electrical instruments. The best –known singer Elvis Prestley
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| classical
| music that is popular and originated from the southern and western United States. It has many sources: traditional ballads, cowboys songs, Mexican music and the like
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| spiritual
| an American style of music based on variation. Since its beginning in the black community of New Orleans, USA, in the 20th century. The constant elements are improvisation and variation.
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| martial
| a slow, sad style, originally from the southern states of the USA
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| rock
| both music and dance from Latin America, especially Argentina
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Exercise 4. Match the words using the opposite meaning of different adjectives:
Music can be:
| 1. soft, catchy –
2. amazing, eloquent –
3. fascinating –
4. sweet, romantic, melancholy, passionate –torchy, sentimental –
5. unforgettable –
6. breathtaking, sensational –
7. appealing –
8. overwhelming –
| A cluttered, complicated
B tuneless
 C dreadful
D appalling
E annoying
F boring
G rubbish
H sacrilegious
I foolish
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Exercise 5. Finish these sentences and translate:
a) Classical music is often…...
b) Rap is a modern musical style where the singer……
c) ……more popular music stars than any other country.
d) ……, ……… and ………. are now just as popular as the piano and electric guitars.
e) ….. appeared long ago, but it is still alive.
Exercise 6. Music is nothing without musical instruments. Let's see how well you know the names of musical instruments. Match the words below with the pictures:
WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DO YOU PLAY?
| a clarinet [ˌklærə'net]
a double bass
a guitar
a saxophone
a trombone
a xylophone
| a drum
a flute
a harp
a piano
a tambourine [ˌtæmb(ə)'riːn]
a trumpet
a violin
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Wind instrument
