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1、专业好文档LessonOnePassage1AmericanMusicOneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbypeopleofallagesineverycountry.AlthoughthelyricsareinEnglish,peoplewhodon'tspeakEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.M
2、usichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countmusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecauseoftheemotionsexpressedbycountrymusicsongs.Asec
3、ondoriginofAmericanpopmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymu
4、sic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethen,therehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:hardrock,softrockandothers.Manyperformersofrockmusicareyoungmusicians.Americanpopmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepopularallovertheworld
5、.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.Passage2MusicinDifferentCulturesInwesternculture,musicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures,for
6、example,thelslamicculture,itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil,IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.Firstclassicalmusic,composedandperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythe
7、populationatlargeandpassedonorally;andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.Musicisamajorcomponentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Them