Rock as an independent genre has its roots in the “black” American blues, which emerged in the 20s and 30s. The traditional blues consists of 12 bars, that is, sections of a composition consisting of several notes, the first of which has an accent or accent. The basic instrumentation of the blues includes a counter-bass or bass that sets the rhythm, a lead guitar, drums, often keyboards, and brass. To be quite precise, rock emerged from a branch of this genre – the guitar blues, which has much less keyboards and wind instruments.
The emergence of rock and rock ‘n’ roll, concepts that are often identified with such musicians as Elvis Presley and the Beatles. The first one popularized the genre, while the Beatles were the ones who turned rock into art.
Musically, rock remained almost the same as the blues, but the meaning is different: rock is the music of protest against society, power or something else.
Rock gathered together many sub-genres, the main ones being soft rock, hard rock, pop rock, folk rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock, heavy metal and thrash.
- Hard rock . Literally, it translates as “hard, hard”. This style has such a name for a reason, because its sound corresponds to what it is called. The heaviness in hard rock is achieved by the dominant sound of the loud and powerful rhythm section over the other instruments. In most cases, the drums, bass, or rhythm guitar are “weighted down. Hard rock often uses Overdrive and Distortion effects.
- Pop Rock . Popular Rock. This style is characterized by a good balance, the use of all sorts of effects and popular arrangements. Any rock music, which is intended for a wide audience of listeners, can be referred to pop-rock.
- Folk Rock . This is rock music with elements of folk music.
- Punk rock . This genre includes rough, often non-professional, but expressive music, which is characterized by simple and unpretentious, but shocking tunes.
- Psychedelic Rock . Complex, unconventional music overflowing with various effects. This music has a high level of emotional impact on the listener.
- Heavy Metal is harsh metal music, which is often unharmonious. It is far from the usual standards.
- Thrash . This is a very tough genre, which is characterized by complexity and continuity of melodies, as well as improvisation.