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"Beggars' Opera"), the national
music
trend came later to England, in comparison to other countries. One can
presume that one of the reasons is that England was not a country where
national music could have served the will for independence or defiance
against a foreign occupying culture, as in other countries (England has
always been independent). Elgar,
as a composer that was not nationalist in his approach, used in his works,
the spirit of English popular plainsong, and served somewhat as an inspiration
for his followers, especially in his "Enigma
Variations" .
collected English folk songs, studied ancient English
music and integrated its pastoral elements into his pieces, "Fantasy
on a theme by Tallis" in particular (Thomas
Tallis
was a Renaissance
English composer).Gigue
- a fast dance in a triple metre, ending the
classical suite. Its form is usually binary, and sometimes the second part
opens with an inversion of the first section's theme. Bach tends to end
his harpsichord suites with a gigue.Styles originated in this country:
- eccentric, loud and outrageous music with protest, violent and abusive
lyrics.New Wave
- the Pop music of the 1980s.  England on the WWW
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