Genres
- processional march
- a march to be played for processions
- sidebar
- a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story
- macumba
- popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
- Internationale
- a revolutionary socialist anthem
- think piece
- an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts
- pean
- (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
- chinoiserie
- a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
- Western
- a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development
- heroic tale
- a story of an adventure
- fable
- a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- 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
- marching music
- genre of music written for marching
- melodrama
- an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
- folk art
- genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society
- disco
- popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
- paper
- a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
- concerto grosso
- a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments
- square-dance music
- music performed for square dancing
- Hallel
- (Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
- docudrama
- a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
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