music

1. MUSIC GENRE
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of
music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions. When we
talk about the genre we are referring to the composer’s intention when
he or she creates a new piece of music
Music can be divided into different genres in many different ways,
depending on the intention and the instruments the compuser uses

2. THERE WERE MANY TYPES OF GENRES
● Vocal genre
● Instrumental genre
● Vocal and instrumental genre
● Functional genre
● Profane genre
● Cinemotraphic genre
● Theatre genre
● Advertising genre
● Religious genre

3. VOCAL GENRE
Vocal music is a type of music performed by one or more
singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment (a
cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece.
Music which employs singing
but does not feature it
prominently is generally
considered instrumental music.

4. INSTRUMENTAL GENRE
An instrumental genre is a musical composition or recording
without lyrics, or singing, although it might include some
inarticulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively
produced by musical instruments.

5. VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL GENRE
This genre applis to music that requires a combination of
voices and instruments

6. FUNCTIONAL GENRE
This genre applis to music that serves as a backdrop to
important events, such as shows. This music is used or is
composed in a certain way.

7. PROFANE GENRE
This music comprises any composition that serves no religious
purpose and which is used for entertainment or for cultural or
educational purposes. Is a musical category is defined negatively in
the sense that it is defined as the opposite to that music category to
which belongs sacred music, which is the proper liturgical and
religious music category.
There are popular music and cultured music.

8. CINEMATOGRAPHIC GENRE
This is when motion picture sound tracks are used to
reinforce the film’s message, maximising the sentiments and
emotions in the script. From a musical standpoint , it is
understood as a soundtrack that both vocal and
instrumental music composed for a film.

9. THEATRE GENRE (STAGE MUSIC)
Stage music is used in artistic expressions acted out on a
stage, as in plays, operas, zarzuelas, musicals, ballet
and dance.

10. ADVERTISING GENRE
Used for radio and TV ads, this genre employs in the same
way films do. Its tries to get people to choose certain
products by combining pictures and suggestive music to
catch the attention of potential buyers.

11. RELIGIOUS GENRE
Religious music is composed to be played in a religious context.
We can distinguish between to modes of religious music,
depending on whether or not it is part of the liturgy. There are
liturgical music and non-liturgical music.