English > music genre: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An expressive style of music. |
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| Synonyms | musical genre, genre, musical style |
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| Category of | crossover | The appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining / combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience |
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| Narrower | black music, African-American music | music created by African-American musicians |
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| classical music, classical, serious music | Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
| marching music, march | genre of music written for marching |
| popular music, popular music genre | Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
| religious music, church music | genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies |
| Broader | expressive style, style | A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period |
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| music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
