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MusicGenre
MusicGenre is a categorical construct that identifies musical sound as belonging to a particular category that can be distinguished from other types of music. They are attributes instead of subclasses of Music as the classification of a song to a particular genre is oftentimes arbitrary, as well as the fact that there are very closely related genres that oftentime overlap. It is applied to a MusicRecording instead of Music as a piece of Music can be reinterpreted as a different genre by different artists.
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Parents 関係属性 Any Attribute that an Entity has by virtue of a relationship that it bears to another Entity or set of Entities, e.g. SocialRoles and PositionalAttributes.
InstancesAcapellaAcapella describes the MusicGenre that does not have any instrumental backing.
 AcidHouseAcidHouse is a music style that originated in Detroit and Chicago, coming through Ibiza to Britain.
 AcidJazzAcidJazz is a music style that combines JazzMusic, FunkMusic and HipHopMusic.
 AcidRockAcidRock is a music style that is a form of psychedelic rock, characterized by long instrumental solos, few if any, lyrics, and musical improvisation.
 AcousticMusicAcousticMusic is a music genre style that solely uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to electric means
 AlternativeCountryAlternativeCountry is a music style that was a reaction against the 1990s highly_polished Nashville Sound
 AlternativeDanceAlternativeDance is a music style that combines elements of dance_pop (or other forms of electronic house or techno) and alternative rock genres such as indie rock.
 AlternativeRockbroad movement born in the 1980s generally relegated to the underground music scene and operating outsoide of the mainstream.
 BalladBallad is a generic term used for slow, romantic, despairing and catastrophic songs.
 BebopBebop is a 1940's jazz style with complex improvisation and a fast tempo.
 BigBandMusicBigBandMusic refers to music by large orchestras that play a form of swing music.
 BluegrassBluegrass is American country music mixed with Irish and Scottish influences.
 BluesMusicBluesMusic is African_American music that originated in the Mississippi delta.
 ChamberMusicChamberMusic is a genre of music based around small, acoustic_based ensembles where group interplay is important.
 ChristmasMusicChristmasMusic is composed of music that is normally performed or heard around the Christmas season.
 ClassicalMusicClassicalMusic is a type of music that is produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times. The centra norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period.
 CountryMusicCountryMusic is a popular American music style that began in the southern part of the US.
 ElectronicMusicElectronicMusic is a type of music that is produced using electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production.
 EmoMusicEmoMusic describes a style of RockMusic characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It has then shifted and changed to blend pop punk and indie rock.
 FolkMusicFolkMusic describes both traditional and contemporary folk music. Folk music normally refers to the culture of a particular region, sometimes commemorating personal and historical events.
 FunkMusicFunkMusic is a type of music that originated in the mid_late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into rhythmic, danceable new form of music.
 HeavyMetalHeavyMetal is a type of RockMusic that is characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with masculinity and machismo.
 HipHopMusicHipHopMusic is a type of music that includes rhythmic and rhythmic speech that is chanted to musical accompaniment.
 IndieMusicIndieMusic refers to the type of music that was created without the help of commercial record labels.
 JazzMusicJazzMusic refers to a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. Its West African pedigree is evident in its use of blue notes, improvisation, polyrhythms, syncopation and the swung note.
 NewAgeMusicNewAgeMusic refers to music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation and reading as a method of stress management, or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is often associated with environmentalism and New Age spirituality.
 NewWaveMusicNewWaveMusic is a subgenre of RockMusic that emerged in the late 1970s alongside punk rock.
 PopMusicPopMusic is usually understood to be commercially- recorded music, often oriented towards a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. It is normally considered a softer alternative to RockMusic.
 PunkRockMusicPunkRockMusic is a RockMusic genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the US, the UK and Australia. Punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of maintream 1970s rock. Punk bands created fast, hard_edged music, typically with short songs, stripped_down instrumentation, and often political, anti_establishment lyrics.
 ReggaeMusicReggaeMusic is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
 ReligiousMusicReligiousMusic is a type of music that has been written to express either personal or communal belief about a religion.
 RhythmAndBluesMusicRhythmAndBluesMusic is a genre of popular African_American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African- Americans, at a time when urbane, rocking, jazz_based music with a heavy, insistent beat was becoming more popular.
 RockAndRollMusicRockAndRollMusic is a genre of PopMusic that originated and evolved in the UnitedStates during the late 1940s and 1950s, primarily from a combination of the blues, country music, jazz and gospel music.
 RockMusicRockMusic is a genre of PopMusic that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the UK and the US. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll.
 ShowTuneShowTune is a song that is originally written as part of the score of a show or stage musical or musical movie.
 SkaMusicSkaMusic is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggage. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues.


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