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Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from the techno and EBM scene in Frankfurt, Germany, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and quickly spread throughout Europe. Trance music is

Production#

Trance employs a time signature, A kick drum is usually placed on every downbeat and a regular open hi-hat is often placed on the upbeat.

Subgenres#

Trance music is broken into a number of subgenres including acid trance, classic trance, hard trance, progressive trance,

See also#

  • List of trance genres

Further reading#

  • Rietveld, Arjan (2021). Hypnotised: A Journey Through Trance Music 1990-2005. Mary Go Wild
  • Underground Trance: The Story of Trance The Story of Trance Music: An In-Depth History of Trance Music
Genre family
20th-century music genres, British styles of music, Electronic dance music genres, German styles of music