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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.
Acid jazz – a psychedelic music genre that combines elements of jazz, soul music, funk, and disco. Acid rock – a harder style of psychedelic rock, characterized by long instrumental solos, few (if any) lyrics and musical improvisation. Acid techno – a style of techno that developed out of acid house.
This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment (film, television, music, and video games), excluding genres in the visual arts.. Genre is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria.
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.
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Taylor Swift became the first artist to have five studio albums chart for over 150 weeks, with 1989 (373 weeks), the longest charting studio album by an international female artist on the UK Charts, Lover (265 weeks), Folklore (234 weeks), Reputation (200 weeks) and Evermore (192 weeks).
Long-playing record albums developed in the early 20th century and were originally marketed for classical music and wealthier adult consumers; however, singles still dominated the music industry. Eventually, through the success of rock and roll performers in the 1950s, the LP format was used more for soundtrack, jazz , and some pop recordings.
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music.