Jazz is America's contribution to popular music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form.

爵士乐是美国对流行音乐的一个贡献。这种音乐与古典传统音乐不同，它出于自然且形式流畅，而后者则遵循刻板的欧洲传统。

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In contrast to classical music, which (5) formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form.

与遵循欧洲传统的古典音乐相比，爵士乐以即兴演奏和变化丰富的节奏为特点。

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While classical music might seem the typical choice, due to the irregular nature of the data, the result is more free-form jazz, yet still surprisingly musical.

ENGADGET: Microbial music: Using sound to represent data from the deep blue sea