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.
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Classical
- 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)
- Medieval music (500–1400)
- 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 music
- Early music
Popular
Avant-garde & Experimental
- Crossover music
- Danger music
- Drone music
- Electroacoustic
- Industrial music
- Instrumental
- Lo-fi
- Musical improvisation
- Musique concrète
- Noise
- Outsider music
- Progressive music
- Psychedelic music
- Underground music
Blues
- African blues
- Blues rock
- Blues shouter
- British blues
- Canadian blues
- Chicago blues
- Classic female blues
- Contemporary R&B
- Country blues
- Delta blues
- Desert blues
- Detroit blues
- Electric blues
- Gospel blues
- Hill country blues
- Hokum blues
- Honky Tonk Blues
- Jump blues
- Kansas City blues
- Louisiana blues
- Memphis blues
- New Orleans blues
- Piedmont blues
- Punk blues
- Rhythm and blues
- Soul blues
- St. Louis blues
- Swamp blues
- Talking blues
- Texas blues
- West Coast blues
Country
- Alternative country
- Americana
- Australian country
- Bakersfield sound
- Bluegrass
- Classic country
- Country blues
- Country pop
- Country rap
- Country rock
- Cajun
- Christian country
- Close harmony
- Dansband
- Gothic country
- Hokum
- Honky-tonk country
- Instrumental country
- Nashville sound
- Neotraditional country
- New Mexico music
- Outlaw country
- Progressive country
- Red dirt
- Rockabilly
- Sertanejo
- Tejano
- Texas country
- Traditional country music
- Truck-driving country
- Western (Cowboy)
- Western swing
- Zydeco
Easy Listening
Electronic
- Ambient
- Bass music
- Breakbeat
- Chill-out
- Chopped and screwed
- Disco
- Drum and bass
- Dub
- Electroacoustic music
- Electronic dance music
- Electronic rock
- Electronica
- Ethnic electronica / regional EDM
- Asian underground
- African electronic dance music
- Budots
- Changa tuki
- Dancehall pop
- Funk carioca
- Merenhouse
- Nortec
- Rabòday
- Rara tech
- Russ music
- Shamstep
- Tribal guarachero
- Worldbeat
- Funk fusion genres
- Jungle
- Hardcore
- Hardstyle
- Hauntology
- Hip hop fusion genres
- House music
- Acid house
- Kwaito
- Kidandali
- Ambient house
- Balearic beat
- Ballroom
- Bass house
- Blog house
- Brazilian bass
- Chicago hard house
- Chicago house
- Deep house
- Disco house
- Diva house
- Electro house
- Electro swing
- French house
- Funky house
- Future house
- Garage house
- Ghetto house
- Hip house
- Italo house
- Jazz house
- Latin house
- Melodic house
- Microhouse
- Moombahcore
- Moombahton
- New Jersey sound
- Outsider house
- Progressive house
- Soulful house
- Tech house
- Tribal house
- Tropical house
- UK hard house
- Industrial / post-industrial
- Intelligent dance music (IDM)
- Neo soul
- Nightcore
- Noise music
- Plunderphonics
- Techno
- Tecno brega
- Trance music
- UK garage
- Video game music
- Chiptune
- Bitpop
- Nintendocore
- Skweee
- Neno core
- Chiptune
Folk
- American folk revival
- Americana
- Anti-folk
- British folk revival
- Cajun music
- Celtic music
- Chalga
- Corrido
- Creole music
- Filk
- Folk noir
- Folk rock
- Folktronica
- Freak folk
- Indie folk
- Industrial folk
- Mariachi
- Neofolk
- New Weird America
- Progressive folk
- Protest song
- Psychedelic folk
- Singer-songwriter
- Skiffle
- Sung poetry
- Tarantella/Pizzica
- Traditional blues verses
Hip Hop
- Alternative hip hop
- Beatboxing
- Boom bap
- Bounce
- British hip hop
- Chopped and screwed
- Chopper
- Classic hip hop
- Cloud rap
- Comedy hip hop
- Crunk
- Country rap
- East Coast hip hop
- Emo rap
- Freestyle rap
- G-funk
- Hardcore hip hop
- Hip hop soul
- Hyphy
- Industrial hip hop
- Instrumental hip hop
- Jazz rap
- Latin hip hop
- Lofi hip hop
- Miami bass
- Mumble rap
- Nerdcore
- New jack swing
- Political hip hop
- Pop rap
- Progressive rap
- Punk rap
- Rap opera
- Rap rock
- Christian hip hop
- Jewish hip hop
- Snap
- Southern hip hop
- Trap
- Turntablism
- Underground hip hop
- West Coast hip hop
Jazz
- Acid jazz
- Afro-Cuban jazz
- Alt-jazz
- Avant-garde jazz
- Bebop
- Big band
- 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 noir
- Jazz rap
- Jazz rock
- Jazztronica
- 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
- Adult contemporary
- Adult hits
- Ambient pop
- Arabic pop music
- Art pop
- Avant-pop
- Baroque pop
- Beach music
- Bedroom pop
- Brill building
- Britpop
- Bubblegum pop
- C-pop
- Canción
- Canzone
- Chalga
- Chamber pop
- Chanson
- Christian pop
- Classic hits
- Classical crossover
- Contemporary hit radio
- Country pop
- Cringe pop
- Dance-pop
- Dark pop
- Disco polo
- Electropop
- Europop
- Fado
- Folk pop
- Hyperpop
- Indie pop
- Indian pop
- Iranian pop
- J-pop
- Jangle pop
- Jazz pop
- K-pop
- Latin ballad
- Latin pop
- New Pop
- New Romantic
- Oldies
- Operatic pop
- OPM
- Pop rap
- Pop rock
- Pop soul
- Progressive pop
- Psychedelic pop
- Rebetiko
- Rhythmic adult contemporary
- Rhythmic contemporary
- Rhythmic oldies
- Schlager
- Sophisti-pop
- Space age pop
- Sunshine pop
- Swamp pop
- Synth-pop
- Teen pop
- Traditional pop
- Turbo-folk
- Turkish pop
- Urban adult contemporary
- Urban contemporary music
- Vispop
- Wonky pop
- Worldbeat
- Yé-yé
R&B & Soul
Rock
- Alternative rock
- American rock
- Anatolian rock
- Arabic rock
- Arena rock
- Beat
- Blues rock
- Brazilian rock
- British rhythm and blues
- British rock music
- Chamber pop
- Chinese rock
- Christian rock
- Classic alternative
- Classic rock
- Comedy rock
- Country rock
- Dark cabaret
- Death 'n' roll
- Deathrock
- Desert rock
- Electronic rock
- Emo
- Experimental rock
- Folk rock
- Funk rock
- Garage rock
- Geek rock
- Glam rock
- Gothic rock
- Hard rock
- Heartland rock
- Heavy metal
- Indian rock
- Iranian rock
- Instrumental rock
- Japanese rock
- Jazz fusion
- Korean rock
- Latin rock
- Mainstream rock
- Mangue bit
- Modern rock
- Occult rock
- Paisley Underground
- Pop rock
- Progressive rock
- Psychedelic rock
- Pub rock (Australia)
- Pub rock (United Kingdom)
- Punk rock
- Rap rock
- Reggae rock
- Rock and roll
- Rock music in France
- Rock opera
- Roots rock
- Southern rock
- Stoner rock
- Swamp rock
- Sufi rock
- Surf rock
- Tropical rock
- Viking rock
- Visual kei
- Wizard rock
- Worldbeat
- World fusion
Metal
- Alternative metal
- Avant-garde metal
- Black metal
- Christian metal
- Death metal
- Doom metal
- Extreme metal
- Folk metal
- Glam metal
- Gothic metal
- Industrial metal
- Kawaii metal
- Latin metal
- Math metal
- Metalcore
- Neoclassical metal
- Neue Deutsche Härte
- New wave of American heavy metal
- New wave of British heavy metal
- Nintendocore
- Pirate metal
- Pop metal
- Power metal
- Progressive metal
- Sludge metal
- Speed metal
- Symphonic metal
- Thrash metal
Punk
- Afro-punk
- Anarcho punk
- Art punk
- Avant punk
- Christian punk
- Crust punk
- Deathpunk
- Deathrock
- Electropunk
- Folk punk
- Garage punk
- German punk
- Glam punk
- Gothic punk
- Grindcore
- Hardcore punk
- Horror punk
- Latino punk
- Nazi punk
- Oi!
- Pop punk
- Post-punk
- Proto-punk
- Psychobilly
- Punk blues
- Punk jazz
- Punk pathetique
- Punk rap
- Reggae punk
- Riot grrrl
- Ska punk
- Skate punk
- Street punk
- Surf punk
- Trallpunk
Regional
African
- African heavy metal
- African hip hop
- African popular music
- Afro pop
- Afrobeat
- Afrobeats
- Afro house
- Amapiano
- Apala
- Arabesque
- Afro tech
- Benga
- Bikutsi
- Bongo flava
- Boomba
- Bubu music
- Cape jazz
- Chaabi
- Chalga
- Chaoui music
- Chimurenga
- Congolese rumba
- Coupé-Décalé
- Fuji music
- Genge
- Gnawa
- Gqom
- Gumbe
- Highlife
- Hiplife
- Igbo highlife
- Igbo rap
- Ikorodo
- Ikwokirikwo
- Isicathamiya
- Jit
- Jùjú
- Kadongo Kamu
- Kizomba
- Kuduro
- Kwaito
- Kwela
- Lingala
- Makossa
- Maloya
- Ma'luf
- Marabi
- Marrabenta
- Mbalax
- Mbaqanga
- Mbube
- Morna
- Music of Egypt
- Music of Nigeria
- Ndombolo
- Owerri Bongo
- Ojapiano
- Palm-wine
- Raï
- Rumba
- Sakara
- Sega
- Seggae
- Semba
- Shangaan electro
- Soukous
- Taarab
- Zamrock
- Zouglou
Antarctica
Asian
Central Asian
East Asian
Chinese:
Hong Kong, China:
Taiwanese:
Japanese:
Korean:
South Asian
- Asian Underground
- Baul
- Bhangra
- Bhawaiya
- Dohori
- Filmi
- Indian classical
- Indian jazz
- Indian pop
- Indian rock
- Kuthu
- Lavani
- Morlam
- Ragini
- Sufi rock
Southeast Asian
Malaysian:
Indonesian:
Thai:
Filipino:
Lao:
Vietnamese:
Southwest Asian
Australasia & Oceania
- Australian folk music
- Indigenous music of Australia
- Music of Hawaii
- Music of New Zealand
- Music of Polynesia
- Music of Samoa
European
Balkan States
Baltic States
Caucasus
Central European States
- Music of Austria
- Music of Croatia
- Music of the Czech Republic
- Music of Germany
- Music of Hungary
- Music of Liechtenstein
- Music of Poland
- Music of Serbia
- Music of Slovakia
- Music of Slovenia
- Music of Switzerland
Nordic/Scandinavian States
Slavic States
Western European
- Music of Andorra
- Music of Belgium
- Music of France
- Music of Ireland
- Music of Italy
- Music of Luxembourg
- Music of Malta
- Music of Monaco
- Music of the Netherlands
- Music of Portugal
- Music of Spain
- Music of the United Kingdom
Latin & South American
Brazilian
- Axé
- Brazilian rock
- Brega
- Choro
- Forró
- Frevo
- Funk carioca
- Lambada
- Zouk-Lambada
- Maracatu
- Música popular brasileira
- Música sertaneja
- Samba
Caribbean
- Baithak Gana
- Bouyon
- Cadence-lypso
- Calypso
- Cha-cha-chá
- Chutney
- Compas
- Dancehall
- Mambo
- Mento
- Merengue
- Méringue
- Mozambique
- Pichakaree
- Punta
- Punta rock
- Rake & Scrape
- Rasin
- Reggae
- Rocksteady
- Rumba
- Salsa
- Ska
- Soca
- Son cubano
- Songo
- Timba
- Twoubadou
- Zouk
Hispanic
North American
Religious
- Sikh music
- Buddhist music
- Christian music
- Islamic music
- Modern pagan music
- Music of ancient Greece
- New-age music
- Shamanic music
Traditional Folk
Other
- Ballroom dance music: pasodoble, cha cha cha and others
- Children's music
- Dance music
- Drug use in 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
- Bedroom production
- Patriotic music: military music, marches, national anthems, War songs and related compositions
- PC Music
- 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.
- Theatre music
- Virtuoso
- Yodeling
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.
See also
This 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–Z
- List of country genres
- List of electronic music genres
- Styles of house music
- List of industrial music genres
- List of trance genres
- List of hip hop genres
- List of jazz genres
- Reggae genres
- List of rock genres
- Heavy metal genres
- Punk rock subgenres
- List of hardcore punk subgenres
- List of microgenres
- List of music styles that incorporate the accordion
- Styles of pop music
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.
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This page was last edited on 8 June 2024, at 03:16