这是古典音乐的.介绍：Classical Music（后面还有关于音乐及贝多芬的介绍）
雅思口语技巧 Do not be bored. Classical music can be very stimulating. Classical music began in Europe in the Middle Ages and continues today.
饿死了英文automatic什么意思 Classical music is the art music of Europe and North America. When we call it art music, we are distinguishing classical music from popular music and folk music. Art music generally requires more training to write and perform than the other two kinds.
FROM ORCHESTRA TO SOLOIST
Classical music can be written for orchestras (large groups of musicians) and for smaller groups. Some classical music is written for people to sing.
plutonium Orchestras usually play in concert halls. A conductor leads the musicians in an orchestra. The number of players can range from about two dozen to well over 100. An orchestra has veral ctions made up of different instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
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The string ction of an orchestra consists of violins, violas, cellos, and bass. Woodwinds are flutes, clarinets, oboes, and bassoons. Brass instruments include trumpets and trombones. Percussion instruments include drums and cymbals.
Classical music for small groups is called chamber music becau it was once played in chambers, or large rooms in people’s hous. Examples of chamber music are quintets (for five musicians), quartets (for four musicians), and trios (for three musicians).
Some classical music is written for a soloist, a single performer who may play an instrument, especially the piano, or sing. Opera is written for an orchestra and singers.
FROM OPERA TO SYMPHONY
Many operas feature dances or long passages played by instruments that actually interrupt the action. That’s how the symphony originated. It started out as an instrumental introduction to 18th-century Italian opera. Symphonies then became all the rage in Germany and Austria.
CLASSICAL STYLES
这是关于Music总的介绍：
Music is part of every culture on Earth. Many people feel that music makes life worth living. We can make music ourlves if we play an instrument or sing. We can hear music on CDs and on radio or television. Music gives us pleasure. It can cheer us up, excite us, or soothe us.
WHAT IS MUSIC?
What we think of as music depends on where we live. What Americans are ud to listening to might sound strange to someone from another culture, and vice versa. It might not even sound like music. In Indonesia, gamelan orchestras play music on gongs, drums, and xylophones. The aren’t the instruments you’d find in a typical orchestra in North America.
WHO INVENTED MUSIC?
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MELODY AND RHYTHM
Melody and rhythm are two basic elements of music. Melody is a ries of notes. We know it as the tune.
Melody is bad on notes that vary in pitch—that is, in how high or low they are. When veral notes, or pitches, sound together, it’s called harmony.
Rhythm is the pattern of the notes. When notes are grouped together, they have a rhythm, or beat. The beat is what we tap our feet to. Rock music is known for its strong beat.
WHY IS MUSIC IMPORTANT?
Music has always been important to religious ceremonies. Music is heard in Christian churches, Jewish synagogues, Islamic mosques, and other places of worship.
responsibility Music entertains us. We listen to show tunes, spirituals, pop, opera, and rock. We have f
avorite performers. We hear music as the background in movies. Perhaps we go to the theater to e a musical—a movie or play with music, singing, and often with dancing. Music is part of our lives.
下面是有关贝多芬的介绍：
ドクロゲキ A TROUBLED LIFE
Despite Beethoven’s hearing loss, he still wrote music. The music he wrote became even better. His music was richly expressive and revealed feelings such as joy and sadness. He created one bold masterpiece after another. Besides piano music, Beethoven wrote string quartets (pieces for four stringed instruments) and other kinds of chamber music. Chamber music is written for small groups, and people can play it in their homes or in small halls. Beethoven also wrote songs, two mass, an opera, and nine outstanding symphonies.
Crowds loved him and adored his music. Beethoven was famous, although not happy. In 1827, he got pneumonia and died in Vienna.
WHAT MAKES BEETHOVEN’S MUSIC SPECIAL?
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