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Sonata

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A piece of music for a solo instrument

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Blues

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Blue notes
Syncopated rhythm
Walking bass

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Jazz

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Improvised
Similar to blues

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Rock

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Aggressive guitar
Led zeplin and nirvana

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Pop

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Dua lipa, lady gaga, avicci

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Rock’n’roll

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Sounds like Elvis

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Musical

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Songs integral to the plot

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Scottish

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Pentatonic scale, Scottish dances, Scottish instruments

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Latin American

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Latin rhythm, salsa, tango

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Baroque

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Harpsichord, fancy, ornaments

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Ragtime

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Piano style from the 1920s
Syncopation

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Romantic

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Dramatic
Emotional
Tells a story

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Swing

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More relaxed rhythms, bouncy

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Concerto

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For a soloist and a full orchestra

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Opera

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A play set to music with recitative
Aria, chorus

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Scots ballad

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Slow Scottish song which tells a story
Almost the same as a bothy

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Mouth music

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Unaccompanied songs for dancing
Usually in Gaelic, rhythmic

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Reggae

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Bob Marley

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African music

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African voices, relaxed rhythms, joyful

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Rapping

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Fast talking with a beat

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Symphony

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Piece of music for full orchestra
No soloists

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Gospel

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Songs which are religious with and exuberant sound, soul

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Classical

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An era, Mozart, amedaus - classical
Structured, formal

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Pibroch

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Bagpipe style - theme and variation
Boring, slow, dull, technical

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Celtic rock

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Celtic music and modern instruments
Fiddle, bagpipes, electric guitar

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Bothy ballad

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From the north east, tells a story Almost
Strophic - verses

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Waulking song

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Scottish folk song, always women, sung in Gaelic,
Call and response, banging in the background

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Gaelic psalm

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Slow unaccompanied Gaelic, add your own ornaments, church tunes, one man sings the starting note and everyone joins in

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Aria

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Concentrates on one aspect of an opera

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Chorus

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Everyone joins in, in an opera

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Minimalist

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Style of modern music, small gradual changes

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Indian

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Sitar and tabla

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Oratorio

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No acting or stage design, opera
Based on a bible story

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Impresionist

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Musical phrases merge and change

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Music concrete

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Prerecorded live sounds then edited, creaking door

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Plainchant

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Unaccompanied melody in Latin, monks

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Lied

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German voice and piano duet
Romantic solo

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Mass

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Large scale chorus in Latin
Malidictus, hosanna, kyrie, Gloria

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String quartet

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2 Violins, a viola and a cello

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Recitative

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Often follows an aria
Punctuated with chords
Spoken rhythms

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Chamber music

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Any music for a large room or small hall, classical

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Jazz funk

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Funky jazz, blood orange

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Soul music

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Parts of blues and gospel, upbeat, strong baseline
Mustang sally

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