It is interesting to note that there are so many types of instrumental music. There are sad numbers and one that convey enthusiasm and happy endings. There are songs that clearly suggest he disillusionment in matters of love and others that suggest happiness owing to achievement. The song like ‘ Congratulations and Jubilations’ requires only instrumental playing of song without the lyrics to convey the hearty congratulations.
Similarly there is no great need to sing Happy Birthday when the music in the background suggests the same song. A simple cake and candle affair with the apt song in the ready play adds so much meaning to a surprise happy birthday.
The lute was a common instrument in the olden days and one could go on hours playing the lute to hum a melody. This is now rare as music is getting digitalized and the variations is more possible with borrowings from a global mingling. There are cross cultural influences and there is also seen a going back to the yesteryears to create more melody with the hand made instruments. People are also preferring the unplugged presentation where the artist is able to perform with the mixture or dependence of speakers and acoustics.
Rap songs are the result of the employment crisis faced by the youth during the sixties especially from the Afro Americans. What was a time pass recreation for them graduated to a form of popular rap songs. The lyrics are typically belonging to the Afro English and the movements of hand gestures is simple and uncomplicated. The feet tapping numbers are a great reliever to stress and enjoyed by all. It also started that some people formed a small band and hosted their compositions for parties whereby the main song was picked from a popular track and infused with the Afro English wordings. The magic worked well for all and this has got a fresh impetus in recent time.
The latest trend is to erase the lyrics and present the songs with a fresher appeal. This kind of appeal is brought in by the digitalized version and inclusion of acoustics with the help of technical recordings. The rap songs are in all languages like Hindi, Japanese, Latin and also in Korean. Actually good music is balming to relieve stress. People often go in chorus when the listen to Ashanti’s ‘ Always on time’ or 8 mile by Eminem. There are other instrumental rap songs that are popularly heard and they include J Lo’s ‘Ain’t it Funny’ and ‘9th wonder’ by Digable Planets.