Genres

macumba
popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
 
coming attraction
a movie that is advertised to draw customers
 
symphony
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
 
farce
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
 
slapstick
a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
 
primitivism
a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
 
processional march
a march to be played for processions
 
mystery
a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
 
prosodion
religious music used in a procession
 
C and W
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
 
sonatina
a short and simple sonata
 
chant
a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
 
recessional
a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw
 
dead march
a slow march to be played for funeral processions
 
final cut
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
 
silents
a movie without a soundtrack
 
skin flick
a pornographic movie
 
three-D
a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance
 
danceroom music
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
 
telefilm
a movie that is made to be shown on television
 
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