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1、专业好文档LessonOnePassage1AmericanMusicOneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbypeopleofallagesineverycountry.AlthoughthelyricsareinEnglish,peoplewhodon'tspeakEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicb
2、eat.MusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countmusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecauseoftheemotionsexpressedbycountrymusic
3、songs.AsecondoriginofAmericanpopmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebl
4、uesandcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethen,therehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:hardrock,softrockandothers.Manyperformersofrockmusicareyoungmusicians.Americanpopmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepo
5、pularallovertheworld.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.Passage2MusicinDifferentCulturesInwesternculture,musicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears
6、".Insomeothercultures,forexample,thelslamicculture,itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil,IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.Firstclassicalmusic,composedandperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishment
7、s;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally;andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.Musicisamajorcomponentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Them
