1590s, from French antagoniste (16c.) or directly from Late Latin antagonista, from Greek antagonistes competitor, opponent, rival, agent noun from antagonizesthai to struggle against, oppose, be a rival, from anti- against (see anti-) + agonizesthai to contend for a prize, from agon contest (see agony).
SHARES. Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a set of percussiveelectronic music genres produced primarily for dance-based entertainment environments, such as nightclubs.
In the 1980s, many genres of popular electronic music, including EDM, were constructed by means of electronic instruments such as synthesizers, drum machinesand sequencers, and these genres generally emphasized the unique sounds of those instruments, even when mimicking traditional acoustic instrumentation.