House Music

Where it originated from:

•House is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discotèques catering to the African-American Latino-American, and gay communities; first in Chicago, then in Detroit, New York City, New Jersey, and Miami. It then reached Europe before becoming infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide since the early to mid-1990s.

What the music represents:

•House is a descendant of disco, which blended Soul, R&B, Funk, with celebratory messages about dancing, love, and sexuality, all underpinned with repetitive arrangements and a steady bass drum beat. Some disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic; examples include Giorgio Moroder late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer’s hit single “I Feel Love" from 1977, and several early 1980s disco-pop productions by the Hi-NRG group Lime.

Lyrics 

•House music does not really have many lyrics with the music.  If there is then they are usually about a positive message such as love or sexuality.

•The lyrics are usually with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics.

Genres and Subgenres 

•Subgenres Acid house • Balearic beat • Dark house • Diva house • Euro house • Microhouse • Progressive house • Electro house • Dream House • Tribal house • Disco house • Vocal House • Harbag Fusion genres Alternative dance  • Ambient house • Deep house • Downtempo  • Funky house • Electronic rock • Ghetto house • House-pop • Hip house • Latin house •Madchester • Neo Soul • Tech house • Liquid funk Regional scenes Chicago • France • San Francisco • Italy • United Kingdom • South Korea • New York • New Jersey • Tel Aviv • Turkey  • Detroit • Miami • Tunisia

General Information 

•House is uptempo music for dancing, although by modern dance music standards it is mid-tempo, generally ranging between 118 and 135bpm (beats per minute). Tempos were slower in house's early years.