| musical genre | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style | an expressive style of music. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ african-american music, black music | music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses. |
| ~ classical, classical music, serious music | traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste. |
| ~ crossover | the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience.; "a jazz-classical crossover album" |
| ~ church music, religious music | genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies. |
| ~ marching music, march | genre of music written for marching.; "Sousa wrote the best marches" |
| ~ popular music, popular music genre | any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time). |
| ~ 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.; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
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