The document defines and describes different musical genres. It discusses vocal genres like choral music and opera, instrumental genres including pure and descriptive music, and combined vocal and instrumental genres found in pop and rock. Religious genres are divided into liturgical music like Gregorian chants and non-liturgical music such as Christmas carols. Profane genres include popular folk and light music as well as cultured classical music. Other genres are functional, cinematographic, theatrical, and advertising music.

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MUSICAL GENRES
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MUSICAL GENRES
-Definition of genres
-Vocal Genre
-Instrumental Genre
-Vocal and Instrumental (Combined) Genre
-Religious Genre
-Profane Genre
-Functional Genre
-Cinematographic Genre
-Theatre Genre
-Advertising Genre

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GENRES
We listen to music every day since prehistory, and there are
different genres. A musical genre is a class or category of music.
We can distinguish several different genres depending on the
composer's intention or on the instruments used.

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VOCAL GENRE
Vocal Music is performed by one or more singers, with or without
instrumental accompaniments. When music hasn’t any type of non-
vocal instrumental accompaniment it is called a cappella.
Vocal Music is the oldest genre of music because it is besides in
human voice. There are different types of voices depending on the
interpreter.
This are some examples of this type music: Choral Music, Opera, A
cappella...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfdjhobbDbI

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INSTRUMENTAL GENRE
An Instrumental is a musical composition without lyrics and it is
interpreted with musical instruments of the four groups: string, wood
wind, metal wind and percussion.
We can divide this genre into different types:
-Pure Music: (abstract, absolute music) is music for its own sake,
concerned only with structure, melody, harmony, and rhythm.
-Descriptive Music: is a type of instrumental music that carries some
extra musical meaning, some “program” of literary idea, legend,
scenic description, or personal drama. It is contrasted with so-called
absolute, or abstract, music, in which artistic interest is supposedly
confined to abstract constructions in sound.

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VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
(COMBINED) GENRE
This genre is a combination voices and instrumental
accompaniment. Vocal and instrumental genre is very common in:
pop or rock bands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri7-vnrJD3k

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RELIGIOUS GENRE
Religious genre is composed or performed in a religious use or
influence. Depending on whether and on if it is part of the liturgy; a
form of public worship,
ritual according to a fixed pattern, it’s divided in two groups:
-Liturgical music: is originated as a part of religious ceremony, and
includes a number of traditions, both ancient and modern. For
example: Gregorian Chants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc6Gcs8ueuc
-Non-Liturgical Music: is composed for a religious pupose.
However, it isn’t part of relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
For example: Christmas carols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFvRf8PfpKw&list=RDAFvRf8PfpKw#t=18

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PROFANE GENRE
Profane Music is all the music conceived to became singed, played
or interpreted separated from liturgy or religious contexts. It is used
to entertain or to show cultural or educational purposes to people.
Depending on this possibilities there are two big groups:
-Popular Music -Cultured Music

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-Popular Music, that is divided into:
Folk Music: the traditional anonymous music transmitted orally from one
generation to the next. This type of music was develop during the 19th
century. Actually, it is part of the villages’ culture, for example: flamenco,
jota, tango, in Spain (this examples change depending on the country).
Light Music: is a musical style that might often be called "easy listening". It
started in the United Kingdom in the 19th century and became very popular
in the middle of the 20th century. It was often played at seaside resorts. It
often consisted of arrangements for orchestra of popular songs. It was
music that was supposed to be popular, music that a wide audience would
be able to enjoy. For example: rock, blues and pop music.

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-Cultured Music: is originated in a particular history period and
place, written to reflect cultural contexts of the time and the
composer’s thoughts, to describe emotions and how we respond to
our feelings. For example: classical music.

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FUNCTIONAL GENRE
Functions or events Music: is composed for important
events such as, ceremonies, commemorations and
shows. It is used as a backdrop (the setting of an
important event). For example: The Spanish hymn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJHeiP8fBgw

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CINEMATOGRAPHIC GENRE
Motion Picture Music: is used to make stronger some
characteristics about the film (emotions, feelings,
opinions, moral) that helps us understand some scenes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvKKT_A461c

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THEATRE GENRE
Stage Music: of artistic expressions on a stage in the
theatre with a public. For example: operas, ballet,
zarzuelas, musicals, dance…

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ADVERTISING GENRE
Advertising Music: is applies for catching
people attention combining it with pictures or
images. It is used in the radio and in TV
programs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHbrf12z8zA

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