1，摇滚
Rock and roll is a music genre that originated in the United States in the late 1940s.
（摇滚是一种音乐类型，起源于20世纪40年代末期的美国。）
It became popular in the early 1950s and quickly spread around the world.
（20世纪50年代早期开始流行，迅速风靡全球。）
Rock and roll with its flexible bold expression form and full of passion music rhythm to express emotion.
（摇滚乐以其灵活大胆的表现形式和富有激情的音乐节奏表达情感。）
Popular with most people around the world, it became a craze in the 1960s and 1970s.
（受到了全世界大多数人的喜爱，并在1960年和1970年形成一股热潮。）
2，流行音乐
Popular Music is translated from English Popular Music.
（流行音乐是根据英语Popular Music翻译过来的。）
Popular music accurate concept should be commodity music, refers to the main purpose of profit for the creation of music.
（流行音乐准确的概念应为商品音乐，是指以盈利为主要目的而创作的音乐。）
It is a commercial music pastime and all the "industrial" phenomena associated with it.
（它是商业性的音乐消遣娱乐以及与此相关的一切“工业”现象。）
3，民谣
Folk songs that are popular and give national color are called folk songs or ballads.
（民间流行的、赋予民族色彩的歌曲，称为民谣或民歌。）
Folk music has a long history, so its author is unknown.
（民谣的历史悠远，故其作者多不知名。）
4，重金属
Music, a heavy metal, was originally considered by some to be a "hard rock" evolution.
（重金属音乐最早是被一些民众认为是“硬摇滚”演变过来的。）
In fact, hard rock and heavy metal are usually not easy to distinguish, and different people have different ways of distinguishing them.
（其实硬摇滚与重金属通常不太容易区分，不同的人有不同的区分方法。）
Some people think hard rock is called before the 70s and heavy metal is called after the 70s.
（有人认为70年代以前的叫硬摇滚，70年代以后的叫重金属。）
And most people think they are not of the same species through the perspective of history.
（又有大多数人通过历史的角度认为他们不属于同一种类。）
5，古典音乐
Classical BBB 0 can be divided into broad sense and narrow sense.
（古典音乐有广义、狭义之分。）
Broadly, it refers to those from the middle ages to the present.
（广义是指那些从西方中世纪开始至今的。）
Western classical works created under the background of European mainstream culture.
（在欧洲主流文化背景下创作的西方古典音乐。）
It is different from popular music and folk music mainly because of its complex and varied creative techniques and the heavy connotation it can carry.
（主要因其复杂多样的创作技术和所能承载的厚重内涵而有别于通俗音乐和民间音乐。）
参考资料来源：百度百科-古典音乐
参考资料来源：百度百科-重金属
参考资料来源：百度百科-民谣
参考资料来源：百度百科-流行音乐
参考资料来源：百度百科-摇滚
打击乐 percussion
吹打乐 ensemble of wind and percussion instruments
吹奏乐;管乐 wind music / band music
合奏乐 part music
管弦乐 orchestral music
弦乐 stringed music
丝竹乐 sizhuyue,stringed and woodwind instruments
琴乐 keyboard music
军乐 martial music
室内乐 chamber music
器乐 instrumental music
声乐 vocal music
交响乐 symphony
古典音乐 classical music
流行音乐 pop music
摇滚乐 rock and roll / rock
民间音乐 folk music
民族音乐 ethnic music
民歌摇滚乐 folk rock
爵士乐 jazz
乡土爵士乐 funk
重金属音乐 heavy metal
蓝调;布鲁斯 blues
节奏与蓝调音乐 rhythm and blues (R & B)
灵魂音乐 soul Gospel music
摇摆乐 seing
爵士摇摆乐 boogie rock
爵士摇滚乐 rock jazz
迪斯科流行乐 disco
乡村音乐 country music
打击乐 rap
瑞格音乐 Reggae
新世纪音乐 New Age music
参考资料： 汉英分类口译字典
There are innumerable genres of this art form but some of the main categories may be listed as below:
Instrumental Music:
Instrumental music is a genre where vocals are not used and only one or some instruments feature throughout the composition. At times these compositions also include vocal inputs that are non-articulate in nature. Some of the leading names in this form of music are Roger Williams, Morris Stoloff, Nelson Riddle, Perez Prado and Les Baxter. Read More
Trance Music:
Trance is a type of electronic dance music and was developed during the 1990s. Its most identifiable characteristic is its tempo, which varies between 125 and 150 beats per minute. The most famous names in this genre nowadays are DJs Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, Sasha, Paul van Dyk, John Digweed and Armin van Buuren. Read More
Country Music:
Country music originated in southern USA during the 1920s and since has become one of the more popular genres all over the world. Instruments that feature typically in this category of music are guitar, piano, mandolin, electronic keyboards, double bass, drums and fiddle. John Denver, Taylor Swift and American Idol winner Carrie Underwood are the most well known stars of country music.Read More
Hip Hop Music:
Hip Hop music is also referred to as Rap and has been developed in USA. In this form of music the performer keeps on chanting a rhyming speech in a definite rhythm and is accompanied by musical instruments like turntables, guitars, synthesizers and drums. At present the leading artists in this genre are Eminem, Kanye West, Jay Z and 50 Cent. Read More
Techno Music:
Techno music developed in Detroit, Michigan during the later half of 1980s and is a sub-genre of electronic dance music. The instruments normally used in this form of music include synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, and keyboards. Well known artists of this genre are John Acquaviva, James Pennington, Dave Clarke, Carl Cox and Richie Hawtin. Read More
Avant-garde Music:
The term avant-garde music can be used to denote any genre that is more advanced than its contemporaries. It could be a fusion of different styles or innovations within a particular genre. The word avant-garde music is also used interchangeably with experimental music though the difference between the two is in the use of tonality. Read More
Pop Music:
Pop music is a commercial form, which primarily targets the youth. This genre normally has simple and comparatively short songs, which feature technological improvements to provide variations. The top names in this form of music are Elvis Presley, Elton John, Michael Jackson, ABBA, Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Usher, Enrique Iglesias and Boyzone. Read More
Latin Music:
The music of Latin America combines various genres and styles that are found in different countries in South and Central America. This genre has been influenced significantly by Spanish and African music and features elements of local musical traditions. The most well known styles in this genre are Nueva Cancion, Reggaeton, Salsa, Latin Ballad and Tejano music. The leading artists in this genre are Pitbull, Don Omar, Wisin and Yandel, Marc Anthony and Julion Alvarez. Read More
Rock Music:
Rock music developed during the 1950s and 60s in UK and USA and its origins lie in rock and roll. The instruments that feature usually in rock compositions are guitars, drums and key boards with vocals playing a major role. The most famous names of this genre are Beatles, Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Metallica, U2, Queen, Eagles and Scorpions.
音乐类别打击乐 percussion吹打乐 ensemble of wind and percussion instruments吹奏乐;管乐 wind music / band music合奏乐 part music管弦乐 orchestral music弦乐 stringed music丝竹乐 sizhuyue,stringed and woodwind instruments琴乐 keyboard music军乐 martial music室内乐 chamber music器乐 instrumental music声乐 vocal music交响乐 symphony古典音乐 classical music流行音乐 pop music摇滚乐 rock and roll / rock民间音乐 folk music民族音乐 ethnic music民歌摇滚乐 folk rock爵士乐 jazz乡土爵士乐 funk重金属音乐 heavy metal蓝调;布鲁斯 blues节奏与蓝调音乐 rhythm and blues (R & B)灵魂音乐 soul Gospel music摇摆乐 seing爵士摇摆乐 boogie rock爵士摇滚乐 rock jazz迪斯科流行乐 disco乡村音乐 country music打击乐 rap瑞格音乐 Reggae新世纪音乐 New Age music
