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Period: to
Blues
Typical Instruments: Guitar - Piano - Harmonica - Double bass - Drums - Saxophone - Vocals - Trumpet - Trombone
Time of Origin: Late 1800's ealry 1900's
Mainstream Popularity: 1910's - present -
Period: to
Gospel
Typical Instruments: Vocals, Piano, Hammond organ, guitar, horns, drums, and bass guitar.
Time of Origin: late 1800's early 1900's
Mainstream Popularity: 1900's -present. mostly among christains -
Period: to
Jazz
Typical Instruments: Saxophone - Clarinet - Flute - Vibraphone - Trumpet - Piano - Guitar - Banjo - Tuba - Double bass - Bass Guitar - Vocals - Trombone - Drum kit
Time of Origin: 1910's.
Mainstream Popularity: 20's - 60's -
Period: to
Country
Typical Instruments: Guitar - Bass - Electric bass guitar - Dobro - Electric guitar - Steel guitar - Pedal steel guitar - Mandolin - Banjo - Double bass - Fiddle - Piano - Electronic keyboard - Drums - Harmonica - Vocals
Time of Origin: Early 1900's
Mainstream Popularity: 1920's - Present -
Period: to
Girl Groups
Typical Instruments: Vocals, Electronic Backing, Sampler, Sequencer, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Keyboard
Time of Origin: 1930's
Mainstream Popularity: 1950's-present -
Period: to
Rock and Roll
Typical Instruments: Electric Guitar - String Bass or Later Bass Guitar - Drums - Optional Piano and Saxophone(s) - Vocals
Time of Origin: 1940's
Mainstream Popularity: 1950's - Present -
Period: to
Doo-wop
Typical Instruments: Double Bass - Electric Gitar - Saxophone - Drums - Piano - Harmony Vocals
Tine of Origin: 1940's - early 1960's
Mainstream Popularity: 1950's - 1960's -
Period: to
Disco
Typical Instruments: Violin - Electric Guitar - Bass guitar - Piano - Keyboard - Drums (or drum machine) - String Section - Horn Section - Orchestral Solo Instruments (e.g., flute) - Percussion
Time of Origin: late 1960's
Mainstream Popularity: 1970's - 1980's -
Period: to
Funk
Typical Instruments: Bass Guitar – Electric Guitar – Drums – Keyboards (hammond organ, clavinet, synthesizer) – Horns, Congas, Vocals
Time of Origin: Mid 1960's
Mainstream Popularity: 1970's - 1990's -
Period: to
Hip-Hop
Typical Instruments: Turntable, Synthesizer, DAW, Rapping, Drum Machine, Sampler, Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Beatboxing, Vocals
Time of Origins: 1970's New York
Mainstream Popularity: 1980's - Present -
Period: to
Grunge
Typical Instruments: Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals
Time of Origin: Mid 1980's
Mainstream Popularity: 1990-2000 -
Period: to
House
Typical Instruments: Sampler, Drum Machine, Synthesizer, Turntables, Sequencer, Personal Computer
Time of Origin: 1980's Chicago
Mainstream Popularity: 1990's - Present -
Period: to
Boy Bands
Typical Instruments: Vocals, Electronic Backing, Sampler - Sequencers. Rock Band Instrumentation: Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drums
Time of Origin: 1970's
Mainstream Popularity: Mid-1990's - Early 2000's