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'History of Music'

Click at the above picture 'History of Music' to enjoy the timeline of the Western music development. Notice that at the below-right corner, there'll be an 'enlargement' button for you to view the picture closer. Although most of the contents are in Thai, we hope you'll enjoy the journey which normally takes you just a few minutes! Enjoy the ride! 

Please navigate the links of various musical topics on the left. Each contains information about musical styles, articles, composers or artists, albums, tunes, techniques, tips, etc. However, the website is relatively young and we apologize for today's incompleteness of such information in most of this 'musical skills and knowledge' section. It definitely will take us a while to fill up each and all tanks, but we don't stop doing it.  
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      Chronology of Western Pop Musical Genres & Styles

Periods

FOLK & COUNTRY

BLUES

JAZZ

POP/ROCK

1900s

to

1910s

Old Time: Traditional Folk & Country (F&C)

Folk Blues, Spirituals, ...

Ragtime, Hot Music, New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland, Stride,..

 

1920s

to

1930s

Western Swing, Bluegrass, Hillbilly, ...

Gospel, Boogie, Memphis Blues, Classic Blues, ...

Hot Jazz, Swing, Big Bands, Chicago-style, Kansas City Jazz, Gypzy Swing, ...

 

1940s

to

1950s

Modern F&C : Honky Tonk, Country Boogie, Rockabilly, Nashville Sound, Bakersfield Sound, ...

R & B : Dancehall, Club, Bar, Gospel-based, Doo-Wop, Southern Blues, ...

Latin, Be-bop, Cool, Hard-bop, Avant-Guard/Free Jazz,  Vocalese, Brazilian Jazz, Soul Jazz, Modal

Rockabilly, Rock ‘n' Roll, Doo-Wop, Skiffle, Latin Pop, ...

1960s

to

1980s

F&C Rock,  Outlaws, Alternative, Southern, Urban, ...

Soul Blues, Blues-Rock, Blues-Funk, Return to Classic Blues, ...

Smooth Jazz, Latin, Post-bop, Acid, Fusion, Contemporary Jazz, ...

Beats, Mod, British Invasion, Soul-R&B, Punk, Art, Glam, Psychedelic, Hard, Heavy Metal, Soft, Jazz-Rock, Funk, Disco, Latin Pop, Post-Punk, New Wave, Electronic, Film, World, ...

1990s

to

2000s

 

Jump Blues

Pop Jazz, European, ...

Hip Hop, Rap, Dance, Latin Pop, Indie, Metal, Alternative, Film, World, ...