music genre
Also known as music style, musical genre, musical style, genre of music, style of music
category that identifies pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions
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A music genre is a category that groups songs and pieces together based on shared musical traditions and conventions—think of it as a way of organizing music into styles like rock, jazz, classical, or hip-hop. Genres matter because they help listeners find music they enjoy, allow musicians to work within established frameworks, and make it easier to understand and discuss musical styles.
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A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. Genre is to be distinguished from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably.
Music can be divided into genres in numerous ways, sometimes broadly and with polarity, e.g., popular music as opposed to art music or folk music, or, as another example, religious music and secular music. Often, however, classification draws on the proliferation of derivative subgenres, fusion genres, and microgenres that has started to accrue, e.g., screamo, country pop, and mumble rap, respectively. The artistic nature of music means that these classifications are often subjective and controversial, and some may overlap. As genres evolve, novel music is sometimes lumped into existing categories.