Can anyone tell me something about the history of American music, preferably from modern times to modern times, and list some famous people, their masterpieces and the types of music? Thank you.

after a long period of development, American music didn't have a unique American style until the beginning of the 2th century, and achieved the same important position as western countries' music culture. Before that, there were music of various nationalities or races living in this land in the United States, and there were also professional music brought by European musicians from European countries. After a long period of mutual influence and integration, they promoted the formation and development of American music.

In 16th-18th century, Indian songs were mainly used in labor, weddings, funerals, preparations for war and other occasions, accompanied by percussion instruments such as drums, with simple tone and unique style. After the 16th century, with the arrival of immigrants from various countries, they also brought their own music culture. After fierce competition, the British finally gained the advantage in the North American continent. Therefore, English music has the greatest influence on American music, which laid the initial cornerstone for the formation of American music. In 1619, the first African black slaves were trafficked to North America. African blacks love music and are used to singing while working. The moving tunes and unique syncopation rhythm of black music have played a great role in the development of American music.

In p>164, Massachusetts published The Collection of Gulf Poems, which was the first book published in North America. In the early 18th century, in order to improve the singing level, many priests wrote books to guide singing. At the same time, with the increase of immigrants and the gradual prosperity of some big cities, secular music has become active. European musical instruments such as violin, guitar and Harper Secord became popular, and professional musicians appeared. The first concert was held in Boston in 1731. The usual concert programs include patriotic songs, opera arias, traditional folk songs, etc., and sometimes there are some titled or untitled instrumental works. On this basis, the first American-born! Batch composers. Compared with European music, the works of American composers at that time were considered immature.

During the 19th century and the early 19th century, many European musicians came to the United States, bringing with them far more advanced musical level and skills than the United States. After the European Revolution in 1848, a large number of German musicians moved to the United States. They have obviously changed the musical taste of Americans who were used to hymns, and also brought great influence to the creation of younger American composers. At the same time, music education has developed rapidly.

after the civil war, American music life became more active, and some important music groups were established one after another, such as metropolitan opera (1881) and Boston Symphony Orchestra (1881). More importantly, a group of composers with considerable professional skills have emerged. They raised American music to the level of Europe, but their works lacked originality and had obvious imitation tendency. Among them, the highest achievement is E. mcdowell, who is considered to be the first American composer to gain international fame.

While almost all American composers follow the European style, songwriter S．C． Foster uses the tunes of African-American music to create. Many of his songs were written for the popular "Black Troupe" at that time (white people disguised as blacks, and their members were called minstrels). However, the real African-American music has not been paid attention to, and they are only spread and developed among blacks. The main types of popular black music at that time were soul songs, blues and labor songs.

At the end of 19th century and the beginning of 2th century, a new trend emerged in America to get rid of German music control. Czech composer a de Vozak played a great role in this. From 1892 to 1895, he was invited to be the president of new york Conservatory of Music. He suggested that American composers apply American Indian and black music to their own creations. Some composers turned to French music, and their works were closely related to Impressionism. Another composer, C．E． Ives, is exploring the Americanized music language alone. He didn't attract people's attention at that time, and later he was considered as the most famous composer of the older generation in America.

in the 192s, public opinion encouraged American composers to create works with American style and characteristics. A group of composers have contributed to the establishment of American nationalist music with the support of various parties. Especially in the field of symphonies, they have won the status of American music on a par with that of European countries. A. Copland, R. Harris, W. Preston, V. Thomson and R. Sessions (1896-), who studied from French composer N. boulanger in Paris, all combined the American music language with the first-class western composition skills to some extent. Their students and followers, such as W. Schumann, S. Barber and L. Bertelstein, inherited their path. Most of these young composers were trained in China.

American music in the 192s and 193s didn't just develop in one direction. Western music experienced unprecedented drastic changes after the First World War, and a new school of modern music appeared. Even the above composers, in some of their works, show the nature of experiments to varying degrees. The most important experimentalist is the French composer E. Varese who settled in the United States in 1915. At the same time, American pop music developed unprecedentedly. In particular, jazz music evolved from black music blues and ragtime is popular all over the country. Musicals with independent American style (also known as Broadway musicals) are gradually developed on the basis of European operetta and comic opera, and occupy a special position in popular music. Famous musical composers include R Rogers (192-1979), G Gershwin, Bertelstein, etc.

The appearance of Nazi regime and World War II brought many famous European composers to the United States, such as P. hindemith, B. Bartok, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and D. Mi Yue. They have brought great new influence to American music life. America has become an important center of western music culture. The nationality of American music creation is no longer valued, and the differences in style between the works of many American composers and European music have almost disappeared.

after the 195s, American music became more diversified. Although some composers basically create according to the traditional music language, what attracts the new generation of composers is the endless stream of new music schools, with J Cage as the representative. In the field of pop music, new varieties have also appeared. Rock music developed from blues and other music is popular all over the country, and jazz music takes a back seat. The representative figures of rock music are e Presley (1935-1977), and the famous singers of folk songs are b Dylan (1941-). After 197s, the boom of rock music gradually declined, and various pop music influenced each other and tended to be comprehensive in style. The most famous pop singer is M. Jackson (1958-).

In music performance, the United States often reaches a high level because of its world-class conductor, soloist and opera singer. American symphony orchestras account for more than half of the world's total. Among them, symphony orchestras in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, new york and Philadelphia all enjoy international reputation.