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This is a list of music genres and styles. Music can be described in terms of many genres and styles. Classifications are often arbitrary, and may be disputed and closely related forms often overlap. Larger genres and styles comprise more specific sub-categories.
2-step garage – a chaotic style of UK garage.; 20th-century classical music – a loose term for orchestral music made during or after the 20th century.; 4-beat – a breakbeat hardcore style played between 150 and 170 BPM consisting of a fast looped breakbeat and a drum at every 4 beats.
Many musical genres are particular to some geographical region or to an ethnic, religious or linguistic group. ... List of cultural and regional genres of music.
A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed a song, although in different styles of music, it may be called an aria or hymn. Vocal music often has a sequence of sustained pitches that rise and fall, creating a melody, but some vocal styles use less distinct pitches, such as chants or a rhythmic speech-like delivery, such as rapping.
Synth-pop – a style of new wave music and a form of electronic music that centers on the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. Originally an intentionally cold-sounding genre, later synth-pop artists incorporated elements of pop music into it, resulting in a more upbeat sound.
This is a list of musical genres within the context of classical music, organized according to the corresponding periods in which they arose or became common. Various terms can be used to classify a classical music composition, mainly including genre, form , compositional technique and style.
List of dark ambient artists; List of descarga musicians; List of disco artists; List of disco artists (A–E) List of disco artists (F–K) List of disco artists (L–R) List of disco artists (S–Z) List of doo-wop musicians; List of downtempo artists; List of dream pop artists; List of drone artists; List of dub artists; List of dubstep ...
M-Base – style of musical thought and composition developed by Steve Coleman. Madchester – a music scene developed in Manchester that combined alternative rock with acid house. The music itself is often referred to as baggy. Madrigal – style of classical singing popular in the Renaissance and Baroque eras.