genre

Definitions of genre

n a kind of literary or artistic work

Type of:: form, kind, sort, variety
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

n a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; abstract art, abstractionism
an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation; chinoiserie
a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned; folk art
genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society; genre painting
a genre depicting everyday life; landscape, landscape painting
a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery; magic realism
a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative or meticulously realistic painting are combined with surreal elements of fantasy or dreams; modernism
genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres; naive art, outsider art, primitive art, self-taught art, vernacular art
a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists; 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; postmodernism
genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism; primitivism
a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children; synthetism
a genre of French painting characterized by bright flat shapes and symbolic treatments of abstract ideas; op art
a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve

Type of:: art, fine art
the products of human creativity; works of art collectively

n an expressive style of music

Synonyms:: music genre, musical genre, musical style

Examples:: show 7 examples...; hide 7 examples...; Hallel
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh; Hare Krishna
a chant to the Hindu god Krishna; Dies Irae
the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath'); Internationale
a revolutionary socialist anthem; Te Deum
an ancient liturgical hymn; Messiah
an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742; Magnificat
(Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')

Types:: show 33 types...; hide 33 types...; 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); chamber music
serious music performed by a small group of musicians; opera
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes; antiphon, antiphony
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response; Mass
a musical setting for a Mass; processional, prosodion
religious music used in a procession; antiphonal, antiphonary
bound collection of antiphons; religious song
religious music for singing; cantata, oratorio
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text; concerto
a composition for orchestra and a soloist; fugue
a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement; rondeau, rondo
a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata; sonata
a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms; blues
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes; martial music, military march, military music
brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade; processional march, recessional march
a march to be played for processions; disco, disco music
popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques; macumba
popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult; pop, pop music
music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love; ethnic music, folk, folk music
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community; ballroom music, dance music, danceroom music
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing; soul
a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; jazz
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles; hip-hop, rap, rap music
genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged; R and B, rhythm and blues
a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll; rockabilly
a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat; rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; reggae
popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar; skiffle
a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments

Type 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

n a style of expressing yourself in writing

Synonyms:: literary genre, writing style

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; drama
the literary genre of works intended for the theater; prose
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; form
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; poesy, poetry, verse
literature in metrical form; euphuism
an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; nonfiction, nonfictional prose
prose writing that is not fictional; interior monologue
a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue; stream of consciousness
a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy; prose poem
prose that resembles poetry; polyphonic prose
a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance; epos
a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme; closet drama
drama more suitable for reading that for performing; comedy
light and humorous drama with a happy ending; tragedy
drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity; epic poetry, heroic poetry
poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero; versification
the form or metrical composition of a poem

Type of:: 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

n a kind of literary or artistic work

n a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

n an expressive style of music

n a style of expressing yourself in writing

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