It is also credited with giving name to “ calm music, music that to dye the atmosphere of the place where it is played“. One of the big names in ambient music is Brian Eno, a renowned musical artist who founded the British pop group, Roxy Music and, responsible for, in 1970, changing the perception of a boring music genre to a captivating one. This style developed from swing and elaborate music for big band (jazz orchestra) evolving over the years to become a more danceable and rhythmic form of music. Its origin dates back to the late 70’s, reaching its peak in the 80’s.

The harmonizations are simple, with cycles that are repeated and the little conspicuous instrumentation, usually accompanied by sounds of nature to get the listeners involved in a state of relaxation and calm. This genre is composed of simple, catchy and relaxed melodies hence it is also called “ easy-listening“. Ambient music, New Age, mood music… There are several names that are linked to this type of music, but, in reality, it is nothing more than elevator or meeting music.

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