Trance music
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| Trance | |
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| Stylistic origins | Techno[1]:15,17 Pop music[1]:16 Chill-out[1]:17 Classical music[1]:16[2]:35 Film music[2]:35 |
| Cultural origins | Early 1990s, Germany[3]:251[1]:15 |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizer, Keyboard, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler, Personal computer |
| Subgenres | |
| Acid, Balearic, Classic, Euro, Goa, Hard, Progressive, Psychedelic, Tech, Uplifting, Vocal, Hardstyle (Full list of trance genres) (complete list) |
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| Fusion genres | |
| Trancestep, Trancecore | |
| Other topics | |
| Raves, glowsticking | |
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.[3]:251 It is characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 beats per minute.[3]:252 It is a combination of many forms of sound such as techno,[1]:15,17 house, industrial, new age, pop[1]:16, chill-out,[1]:17 ambient, electronic art music, classical music,[1]:16[2]:35 and film music.[2]:35 The origin of the term is uncertain; one theory suggests that the term is derived from the Klaus Schulze album Trancefer (1981) or the early trance act Dance 2 Trance. Other schools of thought argue the name may refer to an induced emotional feeling, high, euphoria, chills, or uplifting rush listeners claim to experience, while other suggestions trace the name to the actual trance-like states the earliest forms of the music attempted to emulate in the 1990s before the genre's focus changed.[3]:252
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History
Origin
Germany is the birthplace of trance music,[3]:251 with the original melodic sound first appearing around 1993 in Frankfurt.[1]:15
A possible antecedent, Neil Young's 1982 electronic album, Trans, bears a resemblance to the trance music genre.[4]
Examples of early Trance releases include but are not limited to German duo Jam & Spoon's 1992 12" Single remix of The Age Of Love.[5]:15, German duo Dance 2 Trance's 1990 track "We Came in Peace",[3]:251 Also, Hi-NRG is also often regarded as the origin of the earlier forms of vocal trance music.[by whom?]
As for the roots of contemporary trance, some[by whom?] trace it to Paul van Dyk's 1993 remix of Humate's 'Love Stimulation'.[5]:15. In subsequent years, one genre, vocal trance, arose as the combination of progressive elements and pop music, and the development of another subgenre, epic trance, had some of its origins in classical music.[1]:15, with film music also being influential.[2]:35
Popular
From 1998 to 2010, the most popular DJs in the world often played trance music: #1 DJ Mag ranking: Paul Oakenfold (1998–1999), Sasha (2000), Tiësto (2002–2004), Paul van Dyk (2005–2006), Armin van Buuren (2007–2010). As at 2011, the most popular DJ in the world (#1 poll position), House DJ David Guetta often does not play trance music.[6]
Production
Classic trance usually employs a "four-to-the-floor" time signature, a tempo of 125 to 150 BPM,[3]:252 32 beat phrases,[3]:252 and is somewhat faster than house music.[7]:35 A kick drum is usually placed on every downbeat and a regular open hi-hat is often placed on the upbeat or every 1/8th division of the bar.[3]:253 Extra percussive elements are usually added, and major transitions, builds or climaxes are often foreshadowed by lengthy "snare rolls"—a quick succession of snare drum hits that build in velocity, frequency, and volume towards the end of a measure or phrase.[3]:266
Rapid arpeggios and minor scales are common features. Trance tracks often use one central "hook," or melody which runs through almost the entire song, repeating at intervals anywhere between 2 beats and several bars, in addition to harmonies and motifs in different timbres from the central melody.[3]:266
Sub-genres
Trance music is broken into a large number of sub-genres. Chronologically, the major sub-genres are Classic trance, Acid trance, Progressive trance, and Uplifting Trance. Uplifting Trance is also known as "Anthem trance", "Epic trance", "Stadium trance", or "Euphoric trance", and has been strongly influenced by classical music both in the 1990s and at present day.[1]
Music festivals
The following is a list of dance music festivals that showcase Trance music.
The Netherlands
Electronic Dance Music festivals in the Netherlands are mainly organized by four companies ALDA Events, ID&T, UDC and Q-Dance:
- Armin Only, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Utrecht: the only DJ to mix at this event is Armin van Buuren. Organized by ALDA Events. Armin Only 2005 was held in Ahoy, Rotterdam. The 2008 and 2010 editions were held in Jaarbeurs Utrecht.
- Dance Valley, Spaarnwoude: an outdoor festival organized by UDC.
- Sensation, Amsterdam Arena. Organized by ID&T.
- Energy, (Formerly Trance Energy) Jaarbeurs, Utrecht: Previously Trance only under the name "Trance Energy", the festival was renamed "Energy" in 2011 and begun to incorporate other genres. Organized by ID&T.
- Amsterdam dance event, One of the worlds trance and electronic music festivals held every year in Amsterdam in October.
- A State of Trance, Armin van Buuren's weekly radio show A State of Trance celebrates every 50th episode with an event. Episode 400 was held in Rotterdam, Episode 450 was not held in the Netherlands, episode 500 was held in the Brabandhallen, Den Bosch, and episode 550 will be in Den Bosch as well.
United Kingdom
- Gatecrasher also promote sporadic events and have in the past also used venues such as Birmingham N.E.C. Gatecrasher is currently on hiatus until further notice due to fire damage.
North America
Electronic Dance Music festivals in North America feature various genres such as Trance, House, Techno, Electro, Dubstep, Breaks, and Drum & Bass:
- Nocturnal Festival, an annual southern California massive, held at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino in either August or September. Typically bringing in crowds of over 50,000 although this number has been steadily growing.
- World Electronic Music Festival (WEMF): held annually in Canada, this three-day-long outdoor event, consisting mainly of Trance, Hard Dance and Jungle (also featuring happy hardcore) has been held since the 1990s. The 2008 festival was planned to be the final one in its current form, though another WEMF was held in 2011.
- Bal en Blanc: is a huge rave party that is hosted annually, in April during Easter holiday weekend, in Montreal, Canada. It features headliner DJs from all over the world and attracts over 15,000 attendees. This event usually has two separate rooms, one catering to house music and the other to trance music. It usually lasts for more than 14 hours. April 2009 15th anniversary line up: Insomnia, Markus Schulz, Above and Beyond, Armin Van Buuren, Roger Shah, King Louis,[disambiguation needed
] Uppercut, Offer Nissim, Ana Paula, Axwell, Deadmau5, Victor Calderone.
Other
- Portugal: Boom Festival (the last edition was in Idanha-a-Nova) since 1997. This event is an outdoor festival running every two years with a duration of several days, focusing in psychedelic goa trance. The festival also features workshops, presentations, and cinema.
- Switzerland: Street Parade – The world's biggest electronic music festival (more than one million visitors attend this event year by year).
- Belgium: Tomorrowland (festival) – The largest Belgian open-air electronic music festival. 2010 had more than 120.000 visitors. Tomorrowland in 2011 will have a capacity of up to 180.000 visitors. DJs such as David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren, Bob Sinclar, Roger Sanchez, Felix The Housecat and many more.
- India: Sunburn Festival launched in December 2007 as South Asia's first electronic music festival, and featured heavyweights like Carl Cox and John '00' Fleming. Located seaside in Goa, on India's west coast, the festival has its roots in Goa trance. Sunburn treated more than 5,000 electro revelers to a three-day party by the beach in December 2008. At the 2009 festival, heavyweights such as Armin Van Buuren, Roger Sanchez, and Sander van Doorn participated with audience numbers running between 15,000 to 18,000 making it the biggest edition yet.As of the 2010 festival, it showed the likes of Paul Van Dyk and many other DJ's with estimated crowds of 30,000 people.
- Thailand: Full Moon Party Held each month on the island of Koh Phangan. Thousands of people from across the world gather on Haad Rin Nok (Sunrise Beach) to dance under the moonlight.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fassbender, Torsten (2008). The Trance Experience. Knoxville, Tennessee: Sound Org Inc. ISBN 978-0-2405-2107-7: p. 15, 16, 17, 19
- ^ a b c d e Webber, Stephen (2008). DJ Skills: The Essential Guide to Mixing and Scratching. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Press. ISBN 978-0-240-52069-8: p. 35
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Snoman, Rick (2009). The Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys, and Techniques – Second Edition. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Press. ISBN 0-9748438-4-9: p. 251, 252, 253, 266
- ^ Lundin, Glen (Feb 1999). "Trans". Indy Rock News (Indianapolis) 2 (2). "[It's] hard to ignore the likeness in timbre, texture, tenor, and name of Trans album and trance"
- ^ a b Bom, Coen (2009). Armin Only: A Year in the Life of the World's No. 1 DJ. Oxford, UK: Dutch Media Uitgevers BV. ISBN 978-9048803231: p. 15
- ^ Loben, Carl. "DJ Mag Top 100 DJs". DJ Mag. http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/2687/1. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Hewitt, Michael (2008). Music Theory for Computer Musicians. Boston, MA: Course Technology. ISBN 978-1-59863-503-4
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