Genres

Western
a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
 
punk
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
 
tragicomedy
a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
 
Aesop's fables
a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop
 
telefilm
a movie that is made to be shown on television
 
talkie
a movie with synchronized speech and singing
 
sidebar
a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story
 
military music
brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade
 
dark comedy
a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
 
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
 
modernism
genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
 
shoot-'em-up
a movie featuring shooting and violence
 
processional
religious music used in a procession
 
slapstick
a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
 
scat
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
 
tragedy
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
 
myth
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
 
apologue
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
 
vernacular art
a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
 
funeral march
a slow march to be played for funeral processions
 
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