Music genres

A music genre is a category of pieces of music that participate in a certain style. Music may also be classified by non-musical criteria, for example geographical origin, etc.

However a music genre can be determined by the styles, the themes, the techniques and the context.

Classical:

Generally, refers to a number of different genres but related. Its meaning of the Classical music in the english language is European classical music (an older usage describes in detail the Western art music of the Classical music era).

However, it can also refer to the classical music tures such as chinese classical music, indian classical music or persian classical music.

Classical Music:
Baroque	Woodwinds	Chamber Music	Vocal/Choral	Classical General
Symphonic	Contemporary	Solo Instruments	Crossover	Strings
Medieval	Romantic	Electronic Classic	Piano	Film Music
Opera	Percussion

Contemporary Christian Music:

It's a genre of popular music that referred with the Christian faith.

The term is generally used to refer to the rock, Nashville, worship christian music industry, and Tennessee-based pop, currently represented by artists such as Amy Grant, Jermey Camp, Michael W. Smith, Petra, Relient K, Steven Curtis Chapman, Keith Green, Jars of Clay and a host of others.

Christian Music:
Contemporary	Spirituals	Holiday	Praise / Worship
Inspirational	Instrumental

Jazz:

It had origin out of a cross-fertilization of european music, ragtime, and folk blues, usually band music. It has been called the first native art form to develop in the USA.

Music was composed by a series of stages from its beginning. Its chronological order goes from: Dixieland, swing or big band, bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, free jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz.

New style

Caffeine Jazz or CafJazz: a fusion of latin, funk, & electronica instrumental music about coffee & tropical fruit drinks.

Jazz is primarily an instrumental form of music. Some primary jazz instruments.

The saxophone
The trumpet
The trombone
Piano
Double bass
Guitar
Drums

Banjo and clarinet were often used in the earlier styles of jazz. Nowadays, modern jazz can too incorporate elements of rock and roll, hip-hop and electronica.

Jazz Music:
Acid Jazz	Traditional Jazz	Bebop	Swing Jazz	Bossa Nova
Smooth Jazz	General Jazz	Latin Jazz	Jazz Fusion	Jazz Vocals

More info:

Music Genres: Easy Listing, Latin American, Blue, R&B/Soul

Music Genres: Rock, Pop, Country, Electronic

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