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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.
Bambuco – a Colombian music style based on waltz and polska. Banda music – brass-based Mexican music. Bangsawan – a style of Malay opera based on Indian styles introduced by immigrants. Bantowbol – a Cameroonian style of accordion music. Barbershop music – a style of a capella close harmony vocal music that is generally performed in ...
A style of jazz music often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. The style was originally called "hot club" or "hot jazz" and served an acoustic European interpretation of swing. The term "gypsy jazz" didn't appear until after the 1970s, when Sinti people adapted their folk music to emulate that of Django's.
A style of rock music from the late 1960s and early 1970s which emphasizes psychedelic imagery, unusual sound effects, and distorted guitar playing. ad libitum (commonly ad lib; Latin) "At liberty" (i.e. the speed and manner of execution are left to the performer). In some cases, the instruction suggests that the performer improvise a part.
In a singing style. In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.)
Xenomania – a music style created by Brian Higgins that has usually a strange and crazy feel to it. Xoomii – a style of music which is produced by rolling the throat in ways to create an instrument-like sound to it. Xote – is a Brazilian music genre and dance for pairs or groups of four. Xhosa music
The term genre is generally defined similarly by many authors and musicologists, while the related term style has different interpretations and definitions. Some, like Peter van der Merwe, treat the terms genre and style as the same, saying that genre should be defined as pieces of music that share a certain style or "basic musical language". [7]
Gospel music – a style of music derived from spirituals that is known for its strong use of harmony and its usage of call and response. Gospel blues – a fusion of gospel music and blues. Gothic country – a style of country music rooted in early jazz, gospel, Americana, gothic rock and post-punk. Gothic metal – fusion of gothic rock and ...