Music-音樂
Music
There are two important kinds of music in the world --one is written down and the other is not. Many people earn their living by writing music. They write songs for popstars and music for films and TV plays. They usually write exact instructions how the music is to be played.
Folk music has been passed down from one goneration to another. At first it was never written down. Pe ple learnt the songs from their families, relatives, neighbours and friends in the same village. These songs were about country life, the seasons, animals and plants, and about love and sadness in people's lives.
Early performers of music were popular and respected.They used to learn hundreds of songs by heart. On festivals they used to act and sing in praise of heroes who lived long ago. This was at a time when there was no radio, TV or cinema. Many of the country people could neither read nor write. In this way stories were passed on from one person to another. This continues in some countries even today.
In some parts of the world nowadays, you often see musicians performing in the streets to passers-by. They put a cap on the ground in front of them, so that people who like the music can drop coins into it.
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文章對音樂的種類以及流傳方式作了描述。後兩段實際上主要講述音樂人的情況，似乎多少有些不切主題——音樂本身。此文可作為參考資料。
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音樂
世界上的音樂有兩大類——一類是寫下來的，另一類是沒有寫下來的。許多人靠寫詞作曲來謀生。他們給通俗歌星創作歌曲，為電影和電視節目作曲。他們通常還要為如何演奏他們的音樂寫出精確的說明。
民間音樂是一代一代地流傳下來的。起初從來沒有人把它寫下來過。人們是從家人、親戚、村裡的鄰居或朋友那裡學會唱這些歌的。歌詞內容是有關鄉村生活、季節、動植物以及人的生活中的愛情與憂傷。
早期的音樂演奏家們是深受人們歡迎和愛戴的。他們牢記幾百首歌曲。在節日裡他們表演並歌頌很久以前的英雄。這是廣播、電視或電影出現以前的情形。當時許多鄉里人不識字，也不會寫字。故事就是用這種方式流傳下來的。即使今天，有些國家裡還存在這種情況。
現在世界上有些地區，你還可以經常看到音樂家在街頭為行人演奏。他們把帽子放在身前的地上，以便喜歡這種音樂的人能把硬幣投到帽子裡。
Music-音樂