TRANCE MUSIC Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s in Germany. It is characterized by a tempo of between 125 and mid 160 beats per minute, repeating melodic phrases, and a musical form that builds up and down throughout a track. Trance is a genre on its own, but also will include other styles of electronic music such as techno, house, pop, chill-out, classical music, and film music. A trance refers to a state of hypnotism and lessened consciousness. This drifting sensation is portrayed in the genre by mixing many layers and rhythms to create build and release. For example, a characteristic of virtually all trance songs is the soft mid-song breakdown, beginning with and occurring after the orchestration is broken down and the rhythm tracks (typically provided by a Roland TR-909 drum machine) fade out rapidly, leaving the melody, atmospherics, or both to stand alone for anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Another common characteristic would be the use of vocals often sung by a female voice ranging from mezzo-soprano to soprano sometimes without verse/chorus structure. This is sometimes catogorized into a sub-genre, vocal trance. Less often, the female vocals may be in a grand, soaring, or operatic style, which has been described as ethereal female leads floating amongst the synths. Stylistic origins : House, techno, acid house, chill-out, pop, classical, film score, hardcore techno] Cultural origins : Early 1990s, Germany Typical instruments Synthesizer, keyboard, drum machine, sequencer, sampler, DAW, Roland TR-909, Roland JP-8000 Subgenres : Acid, Balearic, Goa, hard, progressive, psychedelic, tech, uplifting, vocal Psybient. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance_music
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 03:35:33 +0000
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