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1、专业好文档LessonOnePassage1AmericanMusicOneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbypeopleofallagesineverycountry.AlthoughthelyricsareinEnglish,peoplewhodon'tspeakEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpace
2、andrhythmicbeat.MusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countmusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecauseoftheemotion
3、sexpressedbycountrymusicsongs.AsecondoriginofAmericanpopmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrep
4、etitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethen,therehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:hardrock,softrockandothers.Manyperformersofrockmusicareyoungmusicians.Americanpopmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopsongsareheard
5、ontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.Passage2MusicinDifferentCulturesInwesternculture,musicisregardedasg
6、oodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures,forexample,thelslamicculture,itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil,IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.Firstclassicalmusic,composedandperformedbytraine
7、dprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally;andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.Musicisamajor
8、componentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Them
