Project Description
A short history of Music written by the participants
Essays about the favourite music
Essays about the favourite singer
Essays about the favourite composer
Essays about the national and folk music
What means music for me?
Students and schools involved in the project
Main page
The Music Scene
It was the 1920s in New Orleans, and sad, beautiful music filled the streets and cafes. The singers were black, and most of them were poor. They sang about their lives, their loves, and the tough world they lived in. Their music - jazz, ragtime and blues ("I've got the blues" means "I'm unhappy") - soon travelled to Europe and all over the world.

It was the 1950s in Memphis Tennessee, and Elvis Presley was the king of Rock' n Roll. The new sound travelled to Britain as well. Teenagers disagreed with their parents, wore their tight blue jeans, and danced to their rock' n roll records. The days of the pop star and the huge pop concert were here. The fans rushed to hear their favourite music, screamed, fainted, and came back for more. Pop music was now the world of young people everywhere, moving fast, always changing.

It was the 1960s in Liverpool, England, and gour young men were making a new sound. They called themselves the Beatles, and their music quickly travelled to America and all over the world. For the first time, British pop music was important abroad.

It was 1969 in Woodstock, near New York. A great pop festival attracted nearly half a million young music fans. Most of them were hippies, who shocked the world with their beards, long hair, old jeans and their calls for Peace and Love. Rock music was loud and fast, but there was a gentler sound too. The great folk singers like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, touched millions of people with their protest songs. They sang about the war in Vietnam and about violence in the world.

It was the mid-1970s. Things change fast in pop music. Elvis was dead. The Beatles were no longer together. The gentle mood of the 60's was gone, and Britain punk music was in fashion. The punks wore green and pink hair, leather clothes, and tried to shock people with their violence.

And a new star was rising. An old American tradition country and western music, was becoming internationally known. This simpler music is more old-fashioned, bringing back memories of a farming life away from the big cities. One of country and western's big stars s Dolly Parton. With her blonde hair, a wig actually, her glamorous clothes, but at the same time her strong ideas about family life and morality, Dolly Parton is "as American as apple pie".

Fashions in pop music come and go - but the singers and the fans will always be there.

Marius Perijoc
"Alexandru Papiu Ilarian" Highschool Dej, Romania
Teacher Cornelia Platon

Project Description A short history of Music written by the participants Essays about the favourite music Essays about the favourite singer
Essays about the favourite composer Essays about the national and folk music What means music for me? Main page