Lewis, Jerry L.

Japanese: Lewis,Jerry L.(英語表記)LewisJerryL
Lewis, Jerry L.

…Rock music was born in the United States after World War II and has since dominated the world of popular music, especially that of young people. It has become so diverse over its 30-year history that it is now nearly impossible to pinpoint its musical characteristics. However, it was originally a four-beat music with a strong accent on the even beats, and the term "rock and roll," which expressed its dynamic rhythm, was shortened to "rock 'n' roll" and then to the term "rock." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Lewis, Jerry L." is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第2次世界大戦後にアメリカで生まれ,その後の世界の大衆音楽,ことに若者の音楽を主導してきたロックは,30年の歴史のなかで幅広い多様性をもつに至っており,今ではその音楽的性格を端的に指摘するのは不可能に近い。しかしもともとは,偶数拍に強いアクセントをもつ4拍子の音楽で,その躍動するリズム感覚を表した〈ロック・アンド・ロールrock and roll〉という語が短縮されて〈ロックンロールrock 'n' roll〉,さらに〈ロック〉という名称を生んだ。…

※「Lewis,Jerry L.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Lewis, GH

>>:  Lewis, M.

Recommend

Ammeter - Ammeter

An instrument that measures DC or AC current. Ide...

Ojiri River

...A waterfall in Nikko City, western Tochigi Pre...

Kazutoyo Yamauchi

Year of death: September 20, 1605 (November 1, 160...

Mosquito repellent - Kakusube

…This method is used in many places, and in Japan...

Azam Church - Azam Church

…He used clever lighting devices to create expres...

Catholic Church - Roman Catholic Church

In Christian churches, the term refers to the Rom...

Lanpa Keishi

1419-1501 A monk from the Muromachi to Sengoku pe...

Mikhail Vasil'evich Isakovskii

1900‐73 A poet from the Soviet Union, Russia. Born...

Piene, O. (English spelling) PieneO

...Some light sources are controlled by mechanica...

Twill cotton fabric - Ayaorimenpu

…Women were the majority in the bedsheet business...

Kinyo

…It is said that it was produced at the end of th...

Noriyoshi Akamatsu

A naval engineer and vice admiral during the Meij...

Halprin, A. (English spelling) HalprinA

...Others such as Alwin Nikolais (1912-93) and A....

Second Empire

The French Empire lasted for about 20 years from ...

Lares Compitales (English)

…The Lares Familiares, the guardian deities of fa...