MUSICAL GENRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does musical genre mean?
• MUSICAL GENRE (noun)
The noun MUSICAL GENRE has 1 sense:
1. an expressive style of music
Familiarity information: MUSICAL GENRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MUSICAL GENRE (noun)
Meaning:
An expressive style of music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
music genre; musical genre; musical style; genre
Hypernyms ("musical genre" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
Domain member category:
crossover (the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "musical genre"):
African-American music; black music (music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses)
classical; classical music; serious music (traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste)
church music; religious music (genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies)
march; marching music (genre of music written for marching)
popular music; popular music genre (any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))
