Genres

concerto grosso
a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments
 
primitivism
a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
 
folk song
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
 
tragedy
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity
 
final cut
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer
 
rock opera
an opera with rock music
 
drama
the literary genre of works intended for the theater
 
coming attraction
a movie that is advertised to draw customers
 
rough cut
the first print of a movie after preliminary editing
 
gospel
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
 
skiffle
a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
 
dead march
a slow march to be played for funeral processions
 
boogie-woogie
an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
 
epic poetry
poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero
 
rockabilly
a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat
 
opera
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
 
fugue
a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
 
prose
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
 
R and B
a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
 
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
 
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