Instrumental Music - What is It?

Music Instrumentals? What are they? What are some good examples? This post is for those of you that are awakening to the vast world of instrumentals. We are going to cover what they are and some of my personal insight on why I think they are so popular.

Google defines instrumental music as music that is intended to be preformed by a musical instrument or group of instruments. To know what it truly is you must dig deeper than pure meaning, because to me it is more than that. It is the backbone of all music because without it songs would just be pretty words. It is emotion, feeling, and lots of heart.

For those of you that are still new to instrumental songs or aren't completely convinced this type of music goes deeper than just instruments honking out notes, try listening to Duke Ellington play "Take the 'A' Train". He is one of many instrumental Jazz music composers that I really enjoy. He had more soul in his fingertips then most do in their whole entire bodies and his music exudes this same smoothness. Another must mention is Booker T & the M.G.'s playing "Green Onions". This purely instrumental piece could make even the biggest "stick in the mud" want to get up and dance. And this is just some of the best music instrumentals out there.

On a more serious note, if soft instrumental music is more your thing, try listening to Kenny G's, "Breathless". He is one of the best instrumental solo music artists to play the saxophone and he's sure to take your breath away.

I personally feel that instrumental songs are still popular after so many years because of the artists that choose to play this type of music. It's like they are quietly saying to the world, "I don't need vocals to move people, me and my instrument are enough." I believe this because I've been moved to dance with happy instrumental music and sometimes to be emotionally moved while listening to sad instrumental music. These musicians are all about the music and the way it makes you feel. Whether it's instrumental piano music with an upbeat tempo, or instrumental guitar music full of rhythm and blues, it will remain popular for years to come.

Now that you have my two cents on what instrumental music really is and have gotten a small taste of what's out there, I challenge you to go out into the vast world of online music and find a few instrumentals that you love. I look forward to hearing all about them. Until next time...

Aaron is a freelance writer that enjoys both listening and writing on the subject of instrumental music. He delves even further into the world of instrumentals on his blog Instrumental Music HQ. His blog contains views and opinions on a variety of topics and genres of the instrumental world including information about Instrumental Music Online, Instrumental Music Downloads, Christmas Instrumental Music, Soft Instrumental Music, Instrumental Jazz Music, Turkish Instrumental Music, Instrumental Guitar Music, and the Best Instrumental Music to name a few.

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