Music genres

genre of popular music

genre of rock music characterized by slack-tuned instruments, and unconventional changes of tonality (key) and time signature (metre)

category that identifies pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions

music meta-genre encompassing traditional folk music, contemporary folk music (evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival), and derivatives of these two branches

Improvisation or improvization (often shortened to improv) is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. The origin of the word itself is in the Latin "improvisus", which literally means un-foreseen. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of improvisation can apply to many different faculties across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines; see Applied improvisation.

A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition with a guitar, although this role has transmuted through different eras of popular music. Traditionally, these musicians would write and sing songs personal to them. Singer-songwriters often provide the sole musical accompaniment to an entire song. The piano is also an instrument of choice. thumb|300px|Bob Dylan with [[Joan Baez during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., 1963]] == Biog

music genres distributed to large audiences and considered to have wide appeal

An idyll (, ; ; occasionally spelled idyl in American English) is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls (Εἰδύλλια).

movement among Japanese musicians defined by a strong focus on visual expression through outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles

(; from the Italian divertire "to amuse") is a musical genre, with most of its examples from the 18th century. The mood of the divertimento is most often lighthearted (as a result of being played at social functions) and it is generally composed for a small ensemble. The term is used to describe a wide variety of secular (non-religious) instrumental works for soloist or chamber ensemble. It is usually a kind of music entertainment, although it could also be applied to a more serious genre. After 1780, the term generally designated works that were informal or light.

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serious music, as opposed to popular or folk music; meta-genre covering global classical music developments

music genre, non-electric music created through acoustics

music that is non-representational, i.e. not explicitly “about” anything

A nightcore edit (also known as a sped-up song, sped-up version, sped-up remix, or simply sped-up) is a version of a music track that speeds up its source material by approximately 35%, which also raises the pitch. This gives an effect almost identical to playing a 33⅓-rpm vinyl record at 45 rpm. The 35% increase in speed causes the note C4 to be slightly lower in pitch than the note F#4 (from 261.63 Hz to 353.19 Hz), which is an increase of approximately 5 and a half semitones. Playing 33⅓-rpm vinyl records at 45 rpm was common in the Happy Hardcore scene of the 90s and 2000s, which

music intended for use in military settings performed by professional soldiers

Humoresque () is a genre of Romantic music characterized by pieces with fanciful humor in the sense of mood rather than wit.

thumb|HKFO choral-orchestra performs the Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven "Ode to Joy" in a [[flash mob in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.|alt=HKFO choral-orchestra performs the Beethoven "Ode to Joy" in a flash mob in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.|350x350px]] Sociomusicology (from Latin: socius, "companion"; from Old French musique; and the suffix -ology, "the study of", from Old Greek λόγος, lógos : "discourse"), also called music sociology or the sociology of music, refers to both an academic subfield of sociology that is concerned with music (often in combination with other arts), as well as a subfield of musicol

audiovisual recording of a concert performance

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background music for live performance; term coined by French composer Erik Satie

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type of musical composition involving a continuous stream of notes and (often indefinite) repetition

A tombeau (plural tombeaux) is a musical composition (earlier, in the early 16th century, a poem) commemorating the death of a notable individual. The term derives from the French word for "tomb" or "tombstone". The vast majority of tombeaux date from the 17th century and were composed for lute or other plucked string instruments. The genre gradually fell out of use during the 18th century, but reappeared in the early 20th.

type of music that emphasizes form and stylistic variety

Rabiz or rabis ( or ) is a genre of Armenian popular music, distinguished by its lyrics and dance-oriented synthesized melodies in time signature with elements of Armenian folk music. Rabiz first emerged in Yerevan in the 1970-80s and was often associated with Armenian migrants from Baku, Ganja, Tbilisi and rural regions of Armenia. Rabiz singers are with few exceptions male. More recently, rabiz songs have been augmented with heavier arrangements and electronic dance music elements in their instrumentation.

genre of music by women, for women, and about women

Siguiriyas (; also seguiriyas, siguerillas, siguirillas, seguidilla gitana, etc.) are a form of flamenco music in the cante jondo category. This deep, expressive style is among the most important in flamenco. Unlike other palos of flamenco, siguiriyas stands out for being purely Romani (Calé) in origin. Siguiriyas are normally played in the key of A Phrygian with each measure (the compás) consisting of 12 counts with emphasis on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 11th beats as shown here: [1] 2 [3] 4 [5] 6 7 [8] 9 10 [11] 12

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musical composition that relates to war, or a society's attitudes towards war

An afterpiece (or postlude, German term Nachspiel is also used in English texts) is a short, usually humorous one-act playlet or musical work following the main attraction (the full-length play or music piece) and concluding the theatrical evening or religious service. In terms of content, there was usually no connection to the main performance. A similar theatrical piece preceding the main attraction is a curtain raiser.

Noisecore is a fusion genre that merges hardcore punk and noise rock. Originally emerging in the mid-1980s, the genre is characterized by chaotic song structures, short track lengths, unintelligible lyrics, heavy guitar feedback and distortion, blast beats, noise-laden soundscapes, as well as a rejection of musical theory.

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musical compositions intended for performance at marriage ceremonies

loose style of rap music that emerged in post-Soviet countries in the late 2010s, whose performers are characterised by a Caucasian accent, pop-themed lyrics and oriental melodies

Music used in connection with the ritual and social functions of freemasonry