Genres

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an article giving opinions or perspectives

 

vernacular art

a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists

 

macumba

popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult

 

short subject

a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature

 

commedia dell'arte

Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters

 

bebop

an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

 

C and W

a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments

 

landscape

a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery

 

doo-wop

a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup

 

acid rock

a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience

 

concerto grosso

a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments

 

slapstick

a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

 

recessional

a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw

 

marching music

genre of music written for marching

 

rock opera

an opera with rock music

 

Dies Irae

the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')

 

reggae

popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar

 

collage film

a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage

 

peepshow

a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth

 

Mass

a musical setting for a Mass