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House

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House is an electronic dance music genre from early-1980s Chicago, combining disco, soul, and synthesized rhythms. A warm, soulful sound at 115–135 BPM.

House emerged from the Warehouse club in Chicago (hence the name). DJ Frankie Knuckles — the “godfather of house” — mixed disco records with a drum machine. The main difference from techno: house is “more human,” with vocals, soul piano, and syncopated rhythms.

Sub-genres: deep house (slower, more lyrical), tech house (merged with techno), garage house (gospel-influenced piano riffs and female vocals, from New York's Paradise Garage), tropical house (a modern pop version). The Ukrainian house scene is strong: John Object, Ptu, Anton Kubikov. The Kyiv festival Respublica Koli is one of the biggest house events in Eastern Europe.

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House
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House
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Historical: House
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House

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electronic

House is an electronic dance music genre from early-1980s Chicago, combining disco, soul, and synthesized rhythms. A warm, soulful sound at 115–135 BPM.

Historical: Avant-garde
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Modern: Avant-garde
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Avant-garde

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classical

Avant-garde is a broad movement of 20th-century experimental music that breaks established forms and sound norms. Aleatoric technique, prepared piano, and musique concrète are the legacy of this movement.

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