B. Types of music

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 453.

A. Buying music

Many people now buy music on CD though some people prefer tapes (audio cassettes).

• album[a recording of a selection of songs/tracks/pieces of music on a CD or cassette]
• hit singles[best selling songs issued individually]
• lead singer[main singer in a band]
• backing[the group providing the background music/vocals for the song]

Music can be described in terms of the instrument(s) playing it: piano music, guitar music, big band music, instrumental music [instruments only with no vocals (voices, singing)], electronic music [played by a synthesiser], orchestral music.

· The dinner was lovely, but the background music was just too loud. We couldn't talk.

• It's difficult to concentrate on work when there's dance music playing.
• The soundtrack of that film is fantastic. I think it won an Oscar. [music for a film]
• I don't really like restaurants where they play muzak. [recorded, light music played continuously in public places; you can also say canned music or piped music]

Music can be described in terms of its period or place of origin:

contemporary / modern / 20th century / of the sixties / Irish / Indian music