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Born in the 1950s from rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country. Characterized by electric guitars, strong backbeat,...

Commercial, accessible music designed for mass appeal. Features catchy melodies, simple song structures, and polished pr...

Originated in the Bronx in the 1970s. Built on rhythmic speech, sampling, and beat production. Evolved from block partie...

Born in New Orleans from African-American musical traditions. Emphasizes improvisation, complex harmony, and swing rhyth...

Music produced primarily with electronic instruments and technology. Encompasses house, techno, trance, dubstep, drum an...

Rhythm and Blues combines jazz, gospel, and blues influences. Modern R&B blends soulful vocals with hip-hop production, ...

Rooted in folk, blues, and Western music. Known for storytelling lyrics, acoustic guitars, fiddles, and steel guitars. N...

Western art music spanning from the 11th century to present. The common practice period (1600-1910) produced the orchest...

Emerging from heavy rock in the late 1960s and 1970s. Characterized by distorted guitars, dense bass-and-drum sound, and...

Originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Defined by offbeat rhythms (skank), bass-heavy grooves, and socially conscious ...

The foundation of modern popular music. Originated in the American South from African-American work songs and spirituals...

Combines elements of African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Characterized by emotive vocals, call-and-respo...

Traditional music passed through generations, plus the contemporary singer-songwriter tradition. Acoustic instruments an...

Raw, fast, and stripped-down rock music that emerged in the mid-1970s as a reaction to mainstream rock excess. Emphasize...

Encompasses a vast range of styles from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula: salsa, bachata, reggaeton, bossa nova, ...

Originally meant independent label music, now describes a sound: jangly guitars, introspective lyrics, and DIY aesthetic...