Genres
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Ars Nova
Ars nova (“the new art,” 14th-century France and Italy) is a revolution in rhythm and notation that gave music independence from words.
IDM
IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) is an experimental electronic music direction with complex rhythms, unconventional structures, and an intelle…
Avant-garde
Avant-garde is a broad movement of 20th-century experimental music that breaks established forms and sound norms.
Aleatoric Music
Aleatoric music (from the Latin alea — “dice”) is music in which part of the decisions is left to chance or to the performer's choice.
Amapiano
Amapiano is a 2010s South African dance genre with deep “log-drum” bass, airy synths, and jazzy colours.
Ambient
Ambient is a genre of atmospheric electronic music without a distinct rhythm or melody.
Arkan
The arkan is an ancient Hutsul men's dance of the Carpathians, a symbol of courage and the brotherhood of the opryshky.
Atonal Music
Atonal music is music without a clear tonal center, where all twelve pitches are equal.
Afrobeat
Afrobeat is a powerful Nigerian genre that fused West African rhythms with jazz and funk.
Baroque
The Baroque (1600–1750) is the era of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi — the birth of opera, concerto, and sonata.
