Editing Entertainment (section)

=== Music ===
[[File:A full house, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Josef Hofmann, 1 - NARA - 541890.tif|thumb|A full house at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in New York City, waiting for a musical entertainment to begin (1937)]]
Music is a supporting component of many kinds of entertainment and most kinds of performance. For example, it is used to enhance storytelling,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bullock |first=Jon E. |title=Broadcasting the Nation: The Importance of Radio in Kurdish Music History |publisher=VWB – Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung |year=2022 |issn=0043-8774}}</ref> it is indispensable in dance and opera,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Newman |first=Ernest |title=The stories of the great operas, with music : the stories and descriptive analysis of the music |publisher=Geo Newnes |year= |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lowe |first1=Geoff |title=Opera and music theatre resource book |last2=Chong |first2=Su-Lyn |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-07-013796-7 |location=North Ryde, N.S.W.}}</ref> and is usually incorporated into dramatic film or theatre productions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Griffiths|first=Paul|title=A concise history of western music|url=https://archive.org/details/concisehistoryof0000grif|url-access=registration|year=2006|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-521-84294-5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Prendergast |first=Roy M. |title=Film music : a neglected art : a critical study of music in films |publisher=W.W. Norton |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-393-02988-8 |edition=2nd |location=New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=DesJardins |first=Christian |title=Inside film music: composers speak |publisher=Silman-James Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-879505-88-9 |location=Los Angeles}}</ref>

Music is also a universal and popular type of entertainment on its own, constituting an entire performance such as when concerts are given. Depending on the [[rhythm]], [[Musical instrument|instrument]], performance and style, music is divided into many genres, such as classical, [[jazz]], [[Folk music|folk]], rock, pop music or traditional.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Oxford history of music |publisher=Oxford University Press, 1929–38 |year=1929–1938 |editor-last=Buck |editor-first=P.C. |edition=2nd |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gray |first=Cecil |title=The history of music |publisher=London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner ; New York : Knopf |year=1931 |edition=2nd revised |location=London, New York}}</ref> Since the 20th century, performed music, once available only to those who could pay for the performers, has been available cheaply to individuals by the entertainment industry, which broadcasts it or pre-records it for sale.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chase |first=Gilbert |title=Music in radio broadcasting : [a symposium] |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year=1946 |location=New York}}</ref>

The wide variety of musical performances, whether or not they are artificially [[Amplifier|amplified]], all provide entertainment irrespective of whether the performance is from [[Solo (music)|soloists]], [[Choir|choral]] or orchestral groups, or [[Musical ensemble|ensemble]]. Live performances use specialised venues, which might be small or large; indoors or outdoors; free or expensive.<ref name="Kronenburg-2012">{{Cite book |last=Kronenburg |first=Robert |title=Live architecture: popular music venues, stages, and arenas |publisher=Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York, NY : Routledge |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-415-56192-1 |location=Abingdon, Oxford; New York}}</ref> The audiences have different expectations of the performers as well as of their own role in the performance. For example, some audiences expect to listen silently and are entertained by the excellence of the music, its rendition or its interpretation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dingle |first=Christopher |editor-first1=Christopher |editor-last1=Dingle |title=The Cambridge History of Music Criticism |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-139-79542-5 |location=Cambridge, UK |doi=10.1017/9781139795425|s2cid=241762186 }}</ref> Other audiences of live performances are entertained by the ambience and the chance to participate. Even more listeners are entertained by pre-recorded music and listen privately.

The instruments used in musical entertainment are either solely the [[human voice]] or solely instrumental or some combination of the two.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Hugh Milton |title=History of music |publisher=Barnes & Noble |year=1960 |edition=3rd |location=New York}}</ref> Whether the performance is given by vocalists or instrumentalists, the performers may be soloists or part of a small or large group, in turn entertaining an audience that might be individual, passing by, small or large.<ref>{{Cite book |title=New Oxford history of music 1954–1990 |publisher=Oxford University Press, 1954–1990 |year=1954–1990 |location=London; New York}}</ref> Singing is generally accompanied by instruments although some forms, notably [[a cappella]] and [[overtone singing]], are unaccompanied. Modern concerts often use various special effects and other theatrics to accompany performances of singing and dancing.<ref name="Kronenburg-2012" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Burrows |first=Tim |title=From CBGB to the Roundhouse : music venues through the years |publisher=Marion Boyars Publishers |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7145-3162-5 |location=London; New York}}</ref>

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File:Lama orchestra.jpg|  Traditional instruments used to accompany dance (Tibet, 1949)
File:RIAN archive 24089 The youngsters singing.jpg| Children's choir providing musical entertainment ([[Soviet Union]], 1979)
File:Paris Metro orchestra.jpg|  Ensemble entertains travellers in the [[Paris Métro]] (2002)
File:Boduberu performer.jpg| Drummer playing [[Boduberu]] (Maldives, 2010)
File:CORO ECCLESIA.jpg|  Choir and orchestra in [[ecclesiology|ecclesiastical]] setting (Italy, 2008)
File:Rouvas fans.jpg|  Contemporary audience in ancient outdoor stadium (Greece, 2009)
File:Jay Chou The Era Singapore 2010 concert.jpg| A concert with a 3D enhanced stage (Singapore, 2010)
File:Concertkoor Haarlem 19-11-2010 Philharmonie.jpg|  Concert hall audience (Netherlands, 2010)
File:Phoenix ThomasMars1.jpg|  [[Crowd surfing]] at a concert (France, 2011)
File:Music listener.jpg|  Woman listening privately to music through headphones (Russia, 2010)
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