1 This later spreads to other colonies. 2  March 22 - The Stamp Act passes parliament. 3  It is the first direct tax on the colonies. 4  The purpose of the tax is to help pay for the British military stationed in America. 5  This act is met with greater resistance and the cry against taxation without representation increases.
In American pop music the clave pattern tends to be used as an element of rhythmic color, rather than a guide-pattern and as such is superimposed over many types of rhythms. In Brazilian music Afro-Brazilian bell patterns.
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. It is to be distinguished from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Recently, academics have argued that categorizing music by genre is inaccurate and outdated. Music can be divided into different genres in many different ways. The artistic nature of music means that these classifications are often subjective and controversial, and some genres may overlap. There are even varying academic definitions of the term genre itself.