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.
These categories are not exhaustive. A music platform, Gracenote, listed more than 2000 music genres (included by those created by ordinary music lovers, who are not involved within the music industry, these being said to be part of a 'folksonomy', i.e. a taxonomy created by non-experts). Most of these genres were created by music labels to target new audiences, however classification is useful to find music and distribute it.
^Edwards, Bill. "RagPiano.com - What Are Ragtime and Old-Time Music". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
Bibliography
Borthwick, Stuart, & Moy, Ron (2004) Popular Music Genres: An Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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.
Holt, Fabian (2007) Genre in Popular Music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Negus, Keith (1999) Music Genres and Corporate Cultures. London and New York: Routledge.
External links
The genealogy and history of popular music genres
May 19, 2023
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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 Contents 1 Art classical 2 Avant garde and experimental 3 Popular 3 1 Blues 3 2 Country 3 3 Easy listening 3 4 Electronic 3 5 Contemporary folk 3 6 Hip hop 3 7 Jazz 3 8 Pop 3 9 R amp B and soul 3 10 Rock 3 10 1 Metal 3 10 2 Punk 4 Regional 4 1 African 4 2 American 4 3 Eastern Europe 4 4 Asian 4 4 1 Middle Eastern 4 5 Caribbean and Caribbean influenced 4 6 Latin 5 Religious 6 Traditional folk 7 Other 8 See also 9 References 10 Bibliography 11 External linksArt classical EditMain article Art music See also List of classical and art music traditions Andalusian classical music Indian classical music Korean court music Persian classical music Western classical music Early music Medieval music 500 1400 Ars antiqua 1170 1310 Ars nova 1310 1377 Ars subtilior 1360 1420 Renaissance music 1400 1600 Baroque music 1600 1750 Galant music 1720 1770 Classical period 1750 1820 Romantic music 1780 1910 20th and 21st centuries classical music 1901 present Modernism 1890 1930 Impressionism 1875 or 1890 1925 Neoclassicism 1920 1950 High modernism 1930 present Postmodern music 1930 present Experimental music 1950 present Contemporary classical music 1945 or 1975 present Minimal musicAvant garde and experimental EditMain articles Avant garde music and experimental music Crossover music Danger music Drone music Electroacoustic Instrumental Lo fi Musical improvisation Musique concrete Noise Outsider music PC Music Industrial music Progressive music Psychedelic music Underground musicPopular EditBlues Edit Main article Blues African blues Blues rock Blues shouter British blues Canadian blues Chicago blues Classic female blues Contemporary R amp B Country blues Delta blues Detroit blues Electric blues Gospel blues Hill country blues Hokum blues Jump blues Kansas City blues Louisiana blues Memphis blues New Orleans blues Piedmont blues Punk blues Rhythm and blues Doo wop Soul blues St Louis blues Swamp blues Texas blues West Coast blues Country Edit Main article Country music Alternative country Cowpunk Americana Australian country Bakersfield sound Bluegrass Progressive bluegrass Reactionary bluegrass Country blues Country pop Country rap Country rock Cajun Cajun fiddle Christian country Close harmony Dansband Hokum Honky tonk country Instrumental country Nashville sound Neotraditional country New Mexico music Outlaw country Progressive country Red dirt Rockabilly Hellbilly Psychobilly Sertanejo Tejano Texas country Traditional country music Truck driving country Western Cowboy Cowboy pop New Mexico Texas country Tejano Western swing Zydeco Easy listening Edit Main article Easy listening Background music Elevator music muzak Barococo Beautiful music Chill out Furniture music Light music Lounge music Middle of the road New age music Electronic Edit Main article Electronic music See also List of electronic music genres Ambient Ambient dub Dark ambient Ambient industrial Dungeon synth Drone Illbient New age Andean new age Neoclassical new age Space music Reductionism Lowercase Onkyokei Bass music Footwork Future bass Kawaii future bass Jungle terror UK bass Wave Hardwave Breakbeat Acid breaks Baltimore club Jersey club Philly club Big beat Breakbeat hardcore 4 beat Darkcore Hardcore breaks Broken beat Florida breaks Nu skool breaks Progressive breaks Psychedelic breakbeat Chill out Downtempo Psybient Psydub Trip hop Trip rock Chopped and screwed Disco Afro cosmic music Electro disco Hi NRG Eurobeat Eurodance Italo dance Italo disco Spacesynth Space disco Eurodisco Nu disco Post disco Boogie City pop Drum and bass Darkstep Drumfunk Drumstep Hardstep Intelligent drum and bass Atmospheric drum and bass Jazzstep Jump up Liquid funk Neurofunk Sambass Techstep Dub Dub poetry Dubtronica Electroacoustic music Acousmatic music Electroacoustic improvisation Live electronics Musique concrete Soundscape Electronic rock Dance rock Alternative dance Madchester Baggy New rave Dance punk Krautrock New wave Cold wave Dark wave Neoclassical dark wave Neue Deutsche Todeskunst Ethereal wave Nu gaze Minimal wave Neue Deutsche Welle New romantic Sophisti pop Synth pop Dance pop Disco polo Electroclash Electropop Hyperpop Post rock Space rock Synth metal Electronicore Synth punk Electronica Folktronica Indietronica Jazztronica Laptronica Livetronica Progressive electronic Kosmische musik Ethnic electronica regional EDM Asian underground African electronic dance music Afrobeats Azonto Coupe decale Kuduro Mahraganat Shangaan electro Budots Changa tuki Dancehall pop Funk carioca Funk ostentacao Melodic funk Proibidao Rasteirinha Merenhouse Nortec Raboday Rara tech Russ music Shamstep Tribal guarachero Worldbeat Manila sound Funk fusion genres Acid jazz Funktronica Synth funk Jungle Ragga jungle Hardcore Bouncy techno Breakcore Digital hardcore Frenchcore Gabber Early hardcore Mainstream hardcore Happy hardcore UK hardcore Industrial hardcore J core Lento violento Makina Speedcore Extratone Flashcore Splittercore Hardstyle Dubstyle Jumpstyle Hauntology Chillwave Hypnagogic pop Synthwave Darksynth Sovietwave Vaporwave Dreampunk Future funk Hardvapour Mallsoft Hip hop fusion genres Afroswing Alternative hip hop Hipster hop Cloud rap Crunk Crunkcore Snap music Electro Latin freestyle Emo rap Instrumental hip hop Lofi hip hop Miami bass Mumble rap Trap Afro trap Drill UK drill Latin trap Phonk Trap EDM UK trap House music Acid house Amapiano Gqom Kidandali Kwaito Ambient house Balearic beat Ballroom Bass house Blog house Brazilian bass Slap house Chicago hard house Chicago house Deep house Disco house Diva house Hardbag Electro house Big room house Complextro Dutch house Fidget house Melbourne bounce Electro swing French house Funky house Future house Garage house Ghetto house Ghettotech Juke house Hip house Italo house Jazz house Latin house Melodic house Microhouse Moombahcore Moombahton Moombahsoul New Jersey sound Outsider house Progressive house Soulful house Tech house Tribal house Tropical house UK hard house Hard NRG Pumping house Hardbass Scouse house Industrial post industrial Deconstructed club Electro industrial Dark electro Aggrotech Electronic body music EBM Futurepop New beat Industrial hip hop Industrial metal Cyber metal Neue Deutsche Harte Industrial rock Martial industrial Witch house Intelligent dance music IDM Drill n bass Glitch Neo soul Nightcore Noise music Danger music Harsh noise Harsh noise wall Japanoise Noise pop Power electronics Death industrial Power noise Plunderphonics Sampledelia Techno Acid techno Ambient techno Birmingham sound Bleep techno Detroit techno Dub techno Hardtechno Free tekno Industrial techno Minimal techno Schaffel Toytown techno Tecno brega Trance music Acid trance Balearic trance Dream trance Eurotrance Goa trance Nitzhonot Hard trance Progressive trance Psychedelic trance Suomisaundi Tech trance Uplifting trance Vocal trance UK garage 2 step garage Bassline Breakstep Dubstep Brostep Post dubstep Reggaestep Riddim Future garage Grime Grindie Speed garage UK funky Funkstep Wonky Video game music Chiptune Bitpop Nintendocore Skweee Contemporary folk Edit Main articles Folk music and Contemporary folk American folk revival Americana Anti folk British folk revival Celtic music Chalga Corrido Filk Folk rock Folktronica Celtic rock Freak folk Indie folk Industrial folk Mariachi Ranchera Neofolk Progressive folk Protest song Psychedelic folk Singer songwriter Nueva cancion Skiffle Sung poetry Tarantella Pizzica Hip hop Edit Main article Hip hop musicSee also List of hip hop genres Alternative hip hop Hipster hop Beatboxing Boom bap Bounce British hip hop Road rap Chopped and screwed Chopper Cloud rap Comedy hip hop Crunk Crunkcore Country rap East Coast hip hop Emo rap Freestyle rap G funk Hardcore hip hop Dirty rap Gangsta rap Horrorcore Memphis rap Hip hop soul Hyphy Jerkin Industrial hip hop Instrumental hip hop Jazz rap Latin hip hop Chicano rap Lofi hip hop Miami bass Mumble rap Nerdcore Chap hop New jack swing Political hip hop Conscious hip hop Pop rap Progressive rap Punk rap Rap opera Rap rock Rap metal Rapcore Religious hip hop Christian hip hop Jewish hip hop Snap Southern hip hop Trap Dark Trap Drill Brooklyn drill UK drill Latin trap Phonk Drift Phonk Tread Turntablism Underground hip hop West Coast hip hop Jazz Edit Main article Jazz Acid jazz Afro Cuban jazz Alt jazz Avant garde jazz Bebop Boogie woogie Bossa nova Brazilian Jazz British dance band Cape jazz Chamber jazz Continental jazz Cool jazz Crossover jazz Dixieland Ethno jazz European free jazz Free funk Free improvisation Free jazz Gypsy jazz Hard bop Jazz blues Jazz funk Jazz fusion Jazz rap Jazz rock Kansas City jazz Latin jazz Livetronica M base Mainstream jazz Modal jazz Neo bop jazz Neo swing Nu jazz Orchestral jazz Post bop Progressive jazz Punk jazz Samba jazz Shibuya kei Ska jazz Smooth jazz Soul jazz Straight ahead jazz Stride jazz Swing Trad jazz Third stream Vocal jazz West Coast jazz Pop Edit Main article Pop music Adult album alternative Adult contemporary Ambient pop Arabic pop Art pop Avant pop Baroque pop Bedroom pop Brill building Britpop Bubblegum pop C pop Cantopop Hokkien pop Mandopop Cancion Canzone Chalga Chamber pop Chanson Christian pop Classical crossover Country pop Cringe pop Dance pop Disco polo Electropop Europop Austropop Eurobeat French pop Italo dance Italo disco Laiko Nederpop Neomelodic music Nordic popular music Russian pop Fado Folk pop Hyperpop Indie pop Twee pop Indian pop Iranian pop J pop City pop Shibuya kei Jangle pop Jazz pop K pop Korean hip hop Korean rock T ong guitar Trot Latin ballad Latin pop Mexican pop New Romantic Oldies and classic hits Operatic pop OPM Pinoy pop Pop rap Pop rock Pop punk Emo pop Neon pop Power pop Soft rock Surf pop Yacht rock Pop soul Progressive pop Psychedelic pop Rebetiko Schlager Sophisti pop Space age pop Sunshine pop Swamp pop Synthpop Teen pop Traditional pop Turbo folk Turkish pop Vispop Wonky pop Worldbeat Ye ye R amp B and soul Edit Main articles Rhythm and blues and Soul music Alternative R amp B Contemporary R amp B Disco Freestyle Go go Funk Deep funk Minneapolis Sound Psychedelic funk Synth funk Gospel music New jack swing Post disco Boogie Rhythm and blues Doo wop Soul Blue eyed soul Brown eyed soul Cinematic soul Hip hop soul Neo soul Northern soul Progressive soul Psychedelic soul Southern soul Rock Edit Main article Rock music Afro rock Alternative rock Alternative dance Britpop Post Britpop Dream pop Shoegaze Blackgaze Grunge Post grunge Indie rock Dunedin sound Math rock Midwest emo Post punk revival Slacker rock Madchester Baggy Noise pop Sadcore Slowcore American rock Anatolian rock Arabic rock Arena rock Beat British Invasion Freakbeat Mod subculture Nederbeat Blues rock Boogie rock Brazilian rock Samba rock British rhythm and blues British rock music Chamber pop Chinese rock Christian rock Classic rock Comedy rock Country rock Dark cabaret Death n roll Deathrock Desert rock Electronic rock Electroclash Electronicore New wave Cold wave Dark wave Ethereal wave Experimental rock Art rock Industrial rock Post punk Dance punk Dance rock Gothic rock No wave Noise rock Post rock Post metal Folk rock British folk rock Celtic rock Medieval folk rock Funk rock Garage rock Proto punk Geek rock Glam rock Gothic rock Pagan rock Hard rock Heartland rock Indian rock Iranian rock Instrumental rock Japanese rock Jazz fusion Jazz rock Korean rock Latin rock Chicano rock Rock music in Mexico Mangue bit Metal Modern rock Paisley Underground Pop rock Jangle pop Power pop Soft rock Yacht rock Progressive rock Art rock Avant prog Rock in Opposition Canterbury scene Flamenco rock Krautrock Neo progressive rock New prog Post progressive Space rock Symphonic Rock Psychedelic rock Acid rock Freak scene Neo psychedelia Raga rock Pub rock Australia Pub rock United Kingdom Punk rock Rap rock Rapcore Reggae rock Rock and roll Rockabilly Gothabilly Hellbilly Psychobilly Rock music in France Rock opera Roots rock Soul rock Progressive soul Psychedelic soul Southern rock Stoner rock Swamp rock Sufi rock Surf rock Tropical rock Viking rock Visual kei Nagoya kei Wizard rock Worldbeat World fusion Metal Edit Main article Metal music Alternative metal Funk metal Nu metal Rap metal Rapcore Avant garde metal Drone metal Post metal Black metal Depressive suicidal black metal Blackened death metal Atmospheric black metal Blackgaze Melodic black metal National Socialist black metal Symphonic black metal Viking metal Christian metal Unblack metal Death metal Death n roll Deathgrind Melodic death metal Technical death metal Doom metal Death doom Stoner doom Folk metal Celtic metal Medieval metal Pagan metal Glam metal Gothic metal Industrial metal Latin metal Math metal Metalcore Deathcore Mathcore Melodic metalcore Neoclassical metal Neue Deutsche Harte New wave of American heavy metal New wave of British heavy metal Nintendocore Pirate metal Power metal Progressive metal Djent Sludge metal Symphonic metal Thrash metal Bandana thrash Crossover thrash Groove metal Punk Edit Main article Punk rock Afro punk Anarcho punk Crust punk D beat Art punk Avant punk Christian punk Crust punk Deathrock Electropunk Cyberpunk Digital hardcore Dreampunk Synth punk Folk punk Celtic punk Cowpunk Gypsy punk Garage punk German punk Glam punk Gothic punk Grindcore Crustgrind Electrogrind Goregrind Noisegrind Pornogrind Hardcore punk Crossover thrash Melodic hardcore Post hardcore Emo Emo pop Screamo Powerviolence Rapcore Street punk Thrashcore Horror punk Latino punk Nazi punk Oi Pop punk Easycore Neon pop Post punk Dance punk Post punk revival Proto punk Psychobilly Punkabilly Punk blues Punk jazz Punk pathetique Punk rap Reggae punk Riot grrrl Ska punk Skate punk Street punk Surf punkRegional EditSee also List of cultural and regional genres of music African Edit African heavy metal African hip hop African popular music Afro pop Afrobeat Afrobeats Amapiano Apala Arabesque Benga Bikutsi Bongo flava Boomba Bubu music Cape jazz Chaabi Chalga Chaoui music Chimurenga Congolese rumba Coupe Decale Fuji music Genge Gnawa Gqom Gumbe Highlife Hiplife Igbo highlife Igbo rap Isicathamiya Jit Juju Kadongo Kamu Kizomba Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Lingala Makossa Maloya Ma luf Marabi Marrabenta Mbalax Mbaqanga Mbube Morna Ndombolo Palm wine Rai Rumba Sakara Sega Seggae Semba Shangaan electro Soukous Kwassa kwassa Taarab Zamrock Zouglou American Edit North American Ragtime 1 Cakewalk Classic rag Folk ragtime Honky tonk piano Novelty piano Stomp Stride piano Eastern Europe Edit Rautalanka Finnish surf rock Tuvan Balkan brass Klezmer Asian Edit Main article Music of Asia Central Asian Shashmaqam Pashto music Kazakh folk music Kyrgyz folk music Mongolian folk music Tajik folk musicEast AsianChinese C pop Cantopop Hokkien pop Mandopop Chinese hip hop Chinese folk music Chinese rockHong Kong China Hong Kong English pop Hong Kong hip hopTaiwanese Taiwanese hip hop Taiwanese pop Taiwanese rockJapanese Enka J pop Japanese hip hop Japanese jazz Japanese rock KayōkyokuKorean K pop Korean folk music Korean hip hop Korean rock TrotSouth Asian Asian Underground Baul Bhangra Bhawaiya Dohori Filmi Indian classical Carnatic Hindustani classical Indian jazz Indian pop Indian rock Raga rock Kuthu Lavani Morlam Ragini Sufi rockSri Lankan Baila Sri Lankan hip hopSoutheast Asian Main article Music of Southeast Asia GamelanMalaysian Malaysian hip hop Malaysian pop Malaysian rockIndonesian Dangdut Indo pop Sundanese pop KeroncongThai Luk thung Luk krung Thai pop Thai string popFilipino Manila sound Original Pilipino Pinoy pop Pinoy rockLao L pop Mor lamVietnamese V pop Middle Eastern Edit Main article Middle Eastern music Arabic music Arabic pop music Fann at Tanbura Fijiri Khaliji Liwa SawtCaribbean and Caribbean influenced Edit Main article List of Caribbean music genres Baithak Gana Bouyon Cadence lypso Calypso Cha cha cha Chutney Chutney soca Chutney parang Compas Dancehall Mambo Mento Merengue Meringue Mozambique Pichakaree Punta Punta rock Rasin Reggae Dub Lovers rock Ragga Reggae fusion Ragga jungle Reggae rock Reggaeton Roots reggae Rocksteady Rumba Salsa Ska Ska punk Two tone Soca Power soca Son cubano Songo Timba Twoubadou Zouk Latin Edit Main article Latin music Brazilian Main article Music of Brazil Axe Brazilian rock Brega Tecnobrega Choro Forro Frevo Funk carioca Lambada Zouk Lambada Maracatu Musica popular brasileira Tropicalia Musica sertaneja Samba Pagode Samba rockHispanic Boogaloo Bullerengue Flamenco Cantes de ida y vuelta Fandangos Solea Alegrias Bulerias Peteneras Tango Tona Martinetes Tonas Grupera Latin Christian Latin pop Latin ballad Latin rock Latin alternative Rock en Espanol Latin jazz Afro Cuban jazz Bossa nova Mariachi Ranchera Reggaeton Latin trap Regional Mexican Banda Norteno Tango Tropical Bachata Bolero Criolla Cumbia Chicha Porro Guajira Mambo Merengue Rumba Salsa Salsa romantica Son Tejano Timba Tropipop VallenatoReligious EditMain article Religious music This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2021 Buddhist music Christian music Church music Spirituals Gregorian chant Islamic music Hymn Liturgical musicTraditional folk EditMain article Folk musicSee also List of folk music traditions This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2021 Latin folk Fado Huayno Son mexicano Musica criollaOther EditChildren s music Dance music Incidental music or music for stage and screen music written for the score of a film play musicals or other spheres such as filmi video game music music hall songs and showtunes and others Ballroom dance music pasodoble cha cha cha and others Patriotic music military music marches national anthems and related compositions Regional and national music with no significant commercial impact abroad except when it is a version of an international genre such as traditional music oral traditions sea shanties work songs nursery rhymes Arabesque and indigenous music In North America and Western Europe regional and national genres that are not from the Western world are sometimes classified as world music YodelingThese categories are not exhaustive A music platform Gracenote listed more than 2000 music genres included by those created by ordinary music lovers who are not involved within the music industry these being said to be part of a folksonomy i e a taxonomy created by non experts Most of these genres were created by music labels to target new audiences however classification is useful to find music and distribute it See also Edit Lists portal Music portalGenealogy of musical genresThis list is split into four separate pages List of styles of music A F List of styles of music G M List of styles of music N R List of styles of music S ZReferences Edit Edwards Bill RagPiano com What Are Ragtime and Old Time Music RagPiano com Retrieved 2022 11 30 Bibliography EditBorthwick Stuart amp Moy Ron 2004 Popular Music Genres An Introduction Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press Fabbri Franco 1982 A Theory of Popular Music Genres Two Applications In Popular Music Perspectives edited by David Horn and Philip Tagg 52 81 Goteborg and Exeter A Wheaton amp Co Ltd Frith Simon 1996 Performing Rites On the Value of Popular Music Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press Holt Fabian 2007 Genre in Popular Music Chicago University of Chicago Press Negus Keith 1999 Music Genres and Corporate Cultures London and New York Routledge External links EditThe genealogy and history of popular music genres Genres of popular music Interactive relationships diagram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of music genres and styles amp oldid 1154643564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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