Genres

cinema verite
a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director
 
religious music
genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
 
tragicomedy
a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
 
news story
an article reporting news
 
verse
literature in metrical form
 
melodrama
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
 
Requiem
a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
 
pean
(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
 
hymeneal
a wedding hymn
 
concerto grosso
a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments
 
rough cut
the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
 
Christmas carol
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
 
musical theater
a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
 
dithyramb
(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
 
romance
a story dealing with love
 
personal
a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
 
Hare Krishna
a chant to the Hindu god Krishna
 
lead
a news story of major importance
 
high comedy
a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
 
quickstep
military march accompanying quick time
 
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