Music

Swedish pop quartet whose recordings, Eurovision breakthrough, and later stage and screen adaptations achieved international success.

Anita Mui (1963–2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actress known for her Cantopop recordings, theatrical performances, and film roles.

South Korean pop group formed in 2006, known for member-led songwriting, stylistic variety, and international success.

American singer-songwriter, poet and performer whose work reshaped popular music from the 1960s onward; awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.

BTS is a seven-member South Korean pop group whose recordings, performances, and international fandom helped expand K-pop’s global reach.

Western art music tradition of notated composition and performance, developed over roughly a thousand years, from medieval chant to today's concert and recording culture.

The Eagles are an American rock band whose vocal harmonies and crossover songwriting helped bring country rock into the popular mainstream.

American singer and actor whose recordings and performances helped bring rock and roll to a worldwide mass audience.

Polish-French composer and pianist (1810–1849) whose works for solo piano reshaped Romantic-era keyboard music.

South Korean girl group formed in 2007 whose recordings and performances helped expand K-pop’s international audience.

A cultural movement originating in the Bronx, encompassing rapping, DJing, breaking, graffiti, and related forms of expression.

Jazz is an American music tradition that emerged in African American communities in the early 1900s. It is defined by swing, syncopation, improvisation and blue notes, and it continues to evolve worldwide.

German Baroque composer, organist and Thomaskantor in Leipzig (1685–1750), whose works in counterpoint, fugue and sacred music are central to Western music.

English singer-songwriter, Beatles co-founder, solo recording artist, writer, and peace campaigner.

South Korea's popular music genre, built around agency-trained idol groups and multilingual releases distributed worldwide through digital platforms.

Leslie Cheung was a Hong Kong singer and actor whose recordings, films, and stage performances shaped Chinese-language popular culture.

German composer whose symphonies, piano sonatas and late quartets bridged the Classical and Romantic eras despite progressive deafness.

American singer, songwriter and dancer (1958–2009), known as the "King of Pop," whose albums, videos and dance style reshaped popular music.

Music is a culturally shaped practice of organizing and experiencing sound, encompassing composition, performance, listening, and diverse social functions.

A device used to make music, shaped by acoustic principles, performance techniques, craftsmanship, and cultural traditions.

The national anthem of the Republic of China originated in a 1924 address by Sun Yat-sen and was adopted for national use in 1937.

A ceremonial song accompanying the Republic of China’s flag, whose melody also serves as the anthem of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.

Opera is musical theatre in which singing and instrumental music are central to the presentation of drama.

English musician and songwriter known for the Beatles, Wings, and a wide-ranging solo career.

Chinese soprano, music educator, and wife of Xi Jinping, known for her performing career and international health and education advocacy.

Commercially oriented music made for mass audiences, shaped by recording technology, the music industry, and mass media.

Russian Romantic composer (1840–1893) whose ballets, symphonies, operas and concertos, including Swan Lake, the Pathétique Symphony and The Nutcracker, are among the most performed works of the classical repertoire.

Rhythm is the organization of duration, recurrence, and emphasis in music, language, movement, and visual composition.

Richard Wagner was a German composer, dramatist, and conductor whose operas transformed musical theatre and whose writings and political legacy remain subjects of study.

A family of popular-music styles rooted in rock and roll, shaped by amplified instruments, recording technology, and international musical exchange.

A symphony is a large-scale multi-movement work for orchestra, central to Western art music from the eighteenth century onward and still composed today.

The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool, active from 1960 to 1970, whose songs and studio work made them one of popular music's most influential acts.

The Walker Brothers were an American pop trio whose British success in the 1960s preceded a reunion and a turn toward experimental music.

Austrian composer (1756–1791) whose works shaped the Classical style and remain central to the Western repertoire.