Let's Have Some Fun!
A MUSICAL STYLE BIBLE
Prompted by the article, "What Kind Of Music Is This", we thought it would be fun to try to build the largest list of musical styles we can find. You can be part of this fun event. Take a look at the below list, if you know a term that describes a musical style that is not listed, then tell us and we will list it, and give you credit, if you want.
[ Current Style List ] [ How to Submit a Style ] [ List of Credits ]
It's been suggested that it would be of value to have each genre defined. We therefore have added this. [ Styles Defined ] If the style has a definition associated with it, it will have a link, just click the name. See How to Submit a Style for more info.
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acid house
acid jazz
acid rock
adult contemporary
afropop
African Rock
aleatory msuic
alternative
ambient
ambient house
art rock
atmospheric
avant-garde
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band
bayou
bebop
BGM
big band
black metal
bluegrass
blues
Britpop
bubblegum
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cabaret
Calypso
celtic
chamber
children's
Christian
classic country
classical jazz
classical new age
classic rock
classical
commercial
computer
contemporary instrumental
cool jazz
country
country swing
country & western
creative improvised
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dadrock
dance
dark ambient
death
deathcore
disco
doowop
drama
dub
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easy listening
eclectic
electro
electro-acoustic improvisation
electronic
emo
emo-core
ethnic
experimental
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flamenco
folk
folk rock
free jazz
free improvisation
funk
funky
fusion
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garage
gator
gospel
goth
grindcore
grunge
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hard bob
hard rock
hardcore
heavy
heavy metal
high energy rock
hip hop
hi-NRG
house
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Indian
imagery
impressionistic
improv
industrial
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jazz
jazz fusion
jungle
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krautrock
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Latin
lo-fi
lounge
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marching band
mariachi
metal
metal(doom/sludge)
middle of the road
modern rock
musique concrete
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native
new age
new age rock
new country
new music
New Orleans jazz
new thought
new wave
noise
noisecore
non-idiomatic free improvisation
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R
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oi
oldies
opera
orchestral
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P-funk
pop
pops
post bob
post rock
power pop
progressive
progressive folk
psychedelic
pub rock
punk
punk funk
punk rock
punk ska
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rap
reggae
retro
rhythm and blues
RIO
rhumba
rockabilly
rock and roll
rock
rock opera
roots rock
romantic
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salsa
samba
Satanic
sci-fi drama
scum
show
ska
skiffle
skronk
skunk
slack key
soft rock
soundscape
soul
space
speed
stellar cartography
surf
surrealistic rock
swamp
swing
symphonic
symponic new age rock
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techno
technopop
Tejano
Tex-Mex
theater
thrash
top 40
trip-hop
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urban
urban contemporary
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western
world
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zeuhl
zydeco
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CREDITS
Steve Bussey - if not otherwise noted
Steve Cochrane - symponic new age rock
Carl Chust - sci-fi drama, funky
David Gonzales - new thought
Dee Aylen - New Age Rock
Azrael - stellar cartography
Kudzu - impressionistic
Keith Snyder - afropop
Ron Wallace - classical jazz, contemporary instrumental, celtic, eclectic, urban contemporary, space, symphonic, fusion, orchestral, imagery, electronic, soundscape, avant-garde, experimental, easy listening, middle of the road, romantic, improv, computer, theater, country & western.
Gordon Weaver - bubblegum, thrash, mariachi, chamber, slack key, skiffle
Xen - surealistic rock
Xhange - African rock
Kevin J. O'Conner - electro, hi-NRG, dadrock, krautrock, disco, new wave, BGM, noisecore, scum, house, jungle, garage, art rock, musique concrete, oi, lounge, acid house, ambient house, dub, technopop, p-funk, punk funk, rockabilly, country swing, lo-fi, hard bop, coo jazz, jazz fusion, cabaret, samba, rhumba, Tejano, Tex-Mex, Britpop, new music, rolk rock, trip-hop, pub rock, pops.
Kim Buchanan - progressive folk
Michael Bloom - goth, dark ambient, grindcore, deathcore, emo, zeuhl, RIO
Mark Birmingham - classical new age
Emilia Ralson - skunk
Jaye Marsh - rock opera
Pedro Moreno - creative improvised, free jazz, free improvisation, electro-acoustic improvisation, aleatory music, skronk
Jimmie R. Vestal - oldies
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SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
If you would like to submit a term that describes a musical style to be added to this list, simply email:
1) The style term
2) Your name - if you want you credit for supplying the term.
3) Optional - A definition of the style.
Mail either 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 to: aimcmc@aol.com
You may not make up a term - it must have appeared in print at some place and time.
