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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.
Classical music genre – category of composition characterized by a distinctive style, form, or content. The range of genres is broad, having grown and evolved over time, reflecting changes in musical tastes, compositional techniques, and cultural contexts. Below are some typical genres of each period. Medieval and Renaissance genres
Fabbri, Franco (1982) A Theory of Popular Music Genres: Two Applications. In Popular Music Perspectives, edited by David Horn and Philip Tagg, 52–81. Göteborg and Exeter: A. Wheaton & Co., Ltd. Frith, Simon (1996) Performing Rites: On the Value of Popular Music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Baroque music is characterized by the use of complex tonal counterpoint and the use of a basso continuo, a continuous bass line. Music became more complex in comparison with the simple songs of all previous periods. [67] The beginnings of the sonata form took shape in the canzona, as did a more formalized notion of theme and variations.
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Music genre templates (7 C, 121 P) Pages in category "Music genres" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
This category deals with Western or European classical music (in contrast to folk or popular music). There are also other classical music traditions in other parts of the world; for those genres, please see Category:Classical and art music traditions. For the specific period of Western music 1730–1820, see Category:Classical period (music).
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. [1] Genre is to be distinguished from musical form and musical style, although in practice these terms are sometimes used interchangeably.