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Working definition of form:
The constructive or organizing element in music (Grove online)
Comments (4)
Amanda said
at 7:39 pm on May 5, 2009
Smooth jazz
Shoegaze (Music)
Power pop (Music)
Celtic rock music
Glam rock music
Jam band music
Alternative pop music
Chamber pop (Music) OR Orchestral pop (Music)
Americana (Music) OR Roots rock music
Cabaret (Music)
Jump blues (Music)
Rancheras (Music)
Grime (Music)
Dubstep (Music)
Slowcore (Music)
Chamber jazz
Mersey beat (Music)
Gypsy jazz
Mod revival (Music)
Hiplife (Music)
Trip hop (Music)
Thomas Pease said
at 9:51 am on May 9, 2009
Torch songs
Sport anthems (with UF for stadium anthems, arena anthems)--All music guide WWW site.
Power ballads--Wikipedia.
Thomas Pease said
at 9:39 pm on Jun 9, 2009
Industrial musicals- "a musical performed internally for the employees or shareholders of a business, to create a feeling of being part of a team, to entertain, and/or to educate and motivate the management and salespeople to improve sales and profit. It can be used to increase staff awareness of public relations, advertising, marketing or corporate image. Other terms for industrial musicals include the corporate musical or industrial show, but the latter can also refer to trade shows, which are publicity events organized by businesses in a specific industry to promote their products to potential buyers." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_musical) (Thomas Pease)
Rebecca McCallum said
at 10:51 am on Jul 23, 2009
Here are a couple of instrumental folk-music/dance forms that are missing:
Slip jigs (see the ET)
Hambos (see the ET)
Zwiefacher (see Wikipedia)
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