American music
Jazz and rock
American music encompasses the diverse musical traditions originating in or strongly associated with the United States—blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, hip-hop, gospel, and folk among them.
The term often emphasizes genres that developed distinctly in America rather than imports: She studied American music from spirituals to Motown.
These styles have profoundly shaped global popular music.
- bluesMournful American music genre
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- marching bandMobile musical ensemble
- Motown soundHitsville USA's distinctive style
- composerCreator of musical works
Ray Charles · Tin Pan Alley · Louis Armstrong · Irving Berlin · Duke Ellington · Gospel · Miles Davis · Latin rhythms · Woody Guthrie · folk revival · Billie Holiday · swing · protest songs · R&B · honky tonk · Elvis Presley · heartland · roadhouse
- Americas StudiesAmerican studies, American history, Canadian history, Mexican history, colonial history
- world musicreggae, samba, bossa nova, flamenco, fado
American musicEuropean music
Compositions from that continent
British music · African music · Asian music · Chinese music · Indian classical music
American musicclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
court music · art music · opera · chamber music · orchestral music