1. Various styles of music are popular in te UK, from de folk music to heavy metal. Notable composers of classical music from the UK: William Byrd Henry Purcell Sir Edward Elgar Gustav Holst Sir Arthur Sullivan Sir Peter Maxwell Davies M U S I C

2. William Byrd Henry Purcell Edgar Elgar Arthur Sullivan Notable composers of classical music 3. Also we can find various orchestras and choruses such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehd39ATU9Hk 4. The Beatles Queen Cliff Richard Elton John Bee Gees Led Zeppellin Pink Floyd The Rolling Stones 5. Cliff Richard The Beatles Sir Elton John Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd The Rolling Stones 6. England has a long and rich musical history. English music has been instrumental and leading part of this phenomenon. Some of Englands leading contemporary artists include: Robbie Williams Coldplay Keane Oasis Radiohead Placebo The Coral Gorillaz Muse E N G L A N D 7. The opera is also an important genre of the Englands music. The most famous operas house is the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=KJ_HHRJf0xg 8. The most important traditional instrument is the bagpipe. Other instruments are the Celtic Harp, violin and the accordion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ESXVl8ODyQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8KC0GO8VvY 9. The most well-known musical image of Wales is that of the choir, in particular the male voice choir, such as: Treorchy Male Choir Cor Meybion Pontypridd Morriston Orpheus Choir http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C06NhCkAjXk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vtxX4G11Jg W A L E S 10. Much older is the tradition of instrumental folk music. The harp has been closely associated with Wales for a very long time, and one kind of harp, the triple harp is uniquely Welsh. Other specifically Welsh instruments included: The crwth (harp) The pibgorn 11. The main musical intruments are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWjkVtzxAY The Bodhrn (pandero) Buozuokis (mandolina) Concertina (acorden) I R E L A N D 12. The most important Ireland bands are: U2 The Cranberries Taste Kerbdog The Frames Bell X1 Aslan I R E L A N D 13. 60s Music And Social Influence Antecedents Second World War Racism Baby Boom Vietnam War Cold War Nuclear Weapons 14. 60s Music And Social Influence Principal Bands Were: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience*, Pink Floyd, David Bowie. 15. T H E 6 0 s EXPRESSED IDEAS MUSIC STYLES LOVE PEACE ANTI-WAR YOUTH REVELING BEAT MUSIC BRITISH BLUES BOOM FOLK ROCK PSYCHODELIC ROCK POP MUSIC 16. C H A N G E S Music Revolution Stand Against the Establishment Use of Hallucinogen Drugs Fashion Racism (a bit) 17. Movements in UK Counterculture Movement Hippies Ban The Bomb Save The Planet Sexual Revolution 18. HISTORY The Theatre was introduced into England from Europe in Roman times and theaters were built throughout the country for this purpose. The maximum figure is William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616). Playwright, poet and English actor, he was one of the most famous in world literature. 19. One Of the most important theaters in the UK 20. Founded in 1870 . Is in Kensington and Chelsea, in London. Its a non- commercial theater, whose main objective is the promotion of contemporary theater. 21. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeares ' playing company to show his plays and was destroyed by fire on 1613. It had capacity for more than 3,000 spectators. A modern reconstruction named Shakespeares Globe, opened in 1997 from the site of the original theatre, but its smaller, just could get about 1000 spectators. T H E G L O B E 22. In conclusion the theater in the United Kingdom is great significance because its history goes back a long time ago and has great theater companies, and great writers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= zCMou5vTP-k 23. HISTORY The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. Hyde Park William Friese Greene 24. RIDLEY SCOTT CHARLES CHAPLIN ALFRED HITCHCOCK LUMIERE BROTHERS (THEY WERE FRENCH) 25. Modern cinema is generally regarded as descending from the work of the French Lumire brothers in 1895, and their show first came to London in 1896. The first people to build and run a working 35 mm camera in Britain were Robert W. Paul and Birt Acres. They made the first British film Incident at Clovelly Cottage in February 1895. If we see carefully, we can notice that many of the movies we watch has a British influence, or they were filmed in the UK. We can learn about the british people, their costumes, traditions, etc. by seeing a film made in the UK. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83DXny5IQyM