Genres

C and W
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
 
shoot-'em-up
a movie featuring shooting and violence
 
paper
a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
 
recessional march
a march to be played for processions
 
art rock
a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
 
peepshow
a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth
 
soul
a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s
 
pointillism
a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
 
schottische
music performed for dancing the schottische
 
quickstep
military march accompanying quick time
 
folk art
genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society
 
high comedy
a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society
 
article
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
 
rock opera
an opera with rock music
 
murder mystery
a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered
 
boogie-woogie
an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
 
coming attraction
a movie that is advertised to draw customers
 
hymn
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
 
heroic tale
a story of an adventure
 
scat
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
 
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