Music

What is Music?

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

Types of Music:

Alternative
College Rock
Goth Rock
Grunge
Indie Rock
New Wave
Punk

Anime

Blues
Acoustic Blues
Chicago Blues
Classic Blues
Contemporary Blues
Country Blues
Delta Blues
Electric Blues

Children’s Music
Lullabies
Sing-Along
Stories

Classical
Avant-Garde
Baroque
Chamber Music
Chant
Choral
Classical Crossover
Early Music
High Classical
Impressionist
Medieval
Minimalism
Modern Composition
Opera
Orchestral
Renaissance
Romantic
Wedding Music

Comedy
Novelty
Standup Comedy

Country
Alternative Country
Americana
Bluegrass
Contemporary Bluegrass
Contemporary Country
Country Gospel
Honky Tonk
Outlaw Country
Traditional Bluegrass
Traditional Country
Urban Cowboy

Dance
Breakbeat
Exercise
Garage
Hardcore
House
Jungle/Drum’n’bass
Techno
Trance

Disney

Easy Listening
Bop
Lounge
Swing

Electronic
Ambient
Downtempo
Electronica
IDM/Experimental
Industrial

Enka

French Pop

German Folk

German Pop

Fitness & Workout

Hip-Hop/Rap
Alternative Rap
Dirty South
East Coast Rap
Gangsta Rap
Hardcore Rap
Hip-Hop
Latin Rap
Old School Rap
Rap
Underground Rap
West Coast Rap

Holiday
Chanukah
Christmas
Christmas: Children’s
Christmas: Classic
Christmas: Classical
Christmas: Jazz
Christmas: Modern
Christmas: Pop
Christmas: R&B
Christmas: Religious
Christmas: Rock
Easter
Halloween
Holiday: Other
Thanksgiving

Christian & Gospel
CCM
Christian Metal
Christian Pop
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Classic Christian
Contemporary Gospel
Gospel
Christian & Gospel
Praise & Worship
Southern Gospel
Traditional Gospel

Instrumental

J-Pop

Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Big Band
Contemporary Jazz
Cool
Crossover Jazz
Dixieland
Fusion
Hard Bop
Latin Jazz
Mainstream Jazz
Ragtime
Smooth Jazz
Trad Jazz

K-Pop

Karaoke

Kayokyoku
 
Latino
Alternativo & Rock Latino
Baladas y Boleros
Brazilian
Contemporary Latin
Latin Jazz
Pop Latino
Raíces
Reggaeton y Hip-Hop
Regional Mexicano
Salsa y Tropical

New Age
Environmental
Healing
Meditation
Nature
Relaxation
Travel

Opera

Pop
Adult Contemporary
Britpop
Pop/Rock
Soft Rock
Teen Pop

R&B/Soul
Contemporary R&B
Disco
Doo Wop
Funk
Motown
Neo-Soul
Quiet Storm
Soul

Reggae
Dancehall
Dub
Roots Reggae
Ska

Rock
Adult Alternative
American Trad Rock
Arena Rock
Blues-Rock
British Invasion
Death Metal/Black Metal
Glam Rock
Hair Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Jam Bands
Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Psychedelic
Rock & Roll
Rockabilly
Roots Rock
Singer/Songwriter
Southern Rock
Surf
Tex-Mex

Singer/Songwriter
Alternative Folk
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Folk-Rock
New Acoustic
Traditional Folk

Soundtrack
Foreign Cinema
Musicals
Original Score
Soundtrack
TV Soundtrack

Spoken Word

Vocal
Standards
Traditional Pop
Vocal Jazz
Vocal Pop

World
Africa
Afro-Beat
Afro-Pop
Asia
Australia
Cajun
Caribbean
Celtic
Celtic Folk
Contemporary Celtic
Drinking Songs
Europe
France
Hawaii
Indian Pop
Japan
Japanese Pop
Klezmer
Middle East
North America
Polka
South Africa
South America
Traditional Celtic
Worldbeat
Zydeco 

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