Structural features of Cajon
The Cajon or box instrument is a percussion instrument from Peru that dates back to the 1800s. One of the first notable points about the structure of this instrument is that you have to sit on it to play! And its beautiful sound is created by tapping on the front panel (or tapa plate) and the side plates of the instrument. This instrument is actually a rectangular box made of wood. While the side and back and front plates of the box can be 0.5 to 0.75 inches thick, the top board on which the musician sits is made of plywood. There is a hole in the back of the instrument (or sometimes in the left and right walls of the instrument) where the sound exits. In some types of Cajon, the instrument is tuned by loosening and tightening the tension of the strings. This instrument is used in flamenco and jazz style. Some of the most important Cajon players in the world are Mario Cortes, Mike Meadows, Nina Rodriguez, and Stephen Moss.
Music in Germany
Germany has had a great influence on world music for centuries and is always presenting many innovations and changes in it. Talking about German music, its history, and German musicians is not an easy task and requires extensive research and the writing of many articles. But in the following, we want to explain more about the history of German music and its different cities.
Music styles, musicians, and music festivals in Germany
Germany has some of the most famous composers, singers, producers, and musicians in the world. It is the largest music market in Europe and the third-largest in the world. German classical music has one of the highest performances in the world. German composers are among the most successful and popular composers in history, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, and Robert Schumann. Carl Maria von Weber, Richard Wagner, and Richard Strauss were among the composers who worked in German opera. Hans Zimmer, the world's leading music composer, is also one of this country's honors.
Popular German music in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries includes Deutsche Welle, disco, metal/rock, punk, pop-rock, and more. Marilyn Dietrich and Hildegard Hemp are some of the country's most famous female singers. German electronic music has gained worldwide popularity, with Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream leading the way. Germany hosts many of the world's largest rock music festivals. Rock am Ring and Rock Im Park are some of the largest music festivals in Germany and the world.