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This is a **list of musical genres** within the context of [classical music](/wiki/Classical_music "Classical music"), organized according to the corresponding periods in which they arose or became common.

Various terms can be used to classify a classical music composition, mainly including genre, [form](/wiki/Musical_form "Musical form"), compositional technique and style. While distinct, these terms have broad, sometimes overlapping definitions and are occasionally used interchangeably.[\[1\]](#cite_note-1) The genre categorizes a piece based on a shared tradition or an overarching set of conventions, like [opera](/wiki/Opera "Opera") or [symphony](/wiki/Symphony "Symphony"). Form refers to its structural aspects, the way its individual sections are constructed and how they relate to each other, such as [binary form](/wiki/Binary_form "Binary form"), [rondo](/wiki/Rondo "Rondo") or [sonata form](/wiki/Sonata_form "Sonata form"). Compositional techniques involve specific methods of composition, such as [canon](/wiki/Canon_(music) "Canon (music)"), [fugue](/wiki/Fugue "Fugue") or [twelve-tone technique](/wiki/Twelve-tone_technique "Twelve-tone technique"). Style indicates the distinctive characteristics of a particular composer or historical period, like [Baroque](/wiki/Baroque_music "Baroque music") or [Romantic](/wiki/Romantic_music "Romantic music"), placing the composition within a broader cultural and chronological context and linking it to artistic movements and historical events that influenced its creation.

Some forms and compositional techniques occasionally also give name to the compositions based on them, such as rondo or canon. This does not occur in other cases such as [strophic](/wiki/Strophic_form "Strophic form"), [binary](/wiki/Binary_form "Binary form"), [ternary](/wiki/Ternary_form "Ternary form") or [arch](/wiki/Arch_form "Arch form") forms. A notable source of confusion is the term 'sonata': as a genre, it denotes a multi-movement composition for one or more solo instruments, while in structural terms, 'sonata form' refers to a specific three-part structure (exposition, development, recapitulation) frequently used within individual movements of larger works.

Historically, genres emerged from a fusion of social functions and compositional conventions and served as communicative tools that guided listeners' experiences and responses.[\[2\]](#cite_note-Kallberg-2) Because genres are defined not only by their musical elements but also by social contexts, functions, and validation by specific communities, their definitions are subject to change as these validating communities evolve even if the musical notes themselves remain unchanged.[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) Historically rooted in social functions and compositional norms, by the 19th century and especially in the 20th century genres evolved from serving clear functions to highlighting individual features, thus emphasizing individual artist expression.[\[2\]](#cite_note-Kallberg-2)

In summary, genre is a broader term and often refers to the overall style, structure, cultural context, or purpose of the music. For example, a [rondo](/wiki/Rondo "Rondo") is based on alternation between familiar and novel sections (e.g. ABACA structure); a [mazurka](/wiki/Mazurka "Mazurka") is defined by its distinctive [meter](/wiki/Meter "Meter") and [rhythm](/wiki/Rhythm "Rhythm"); a [nocturne](/wiki/Nocturne "Nocturne") is based on the mood it creates, required to be inspired by or evocative of night.

This is a [dynamic list](/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists "Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists") and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by [adding missing items](/wiki/Special:EditPage/List_of_classical_music_genres "Special:EditPage/List of classical music genres") with [reliable sources](/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources "Wikipedia:Reliable sources").

## Medieval

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See also: [Medieval music](/wiki/Medieval_music "Medieval music")

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Beata_viscera.jpg/220px-Beata_viscera.jpg)](/wiki/File:Beata_viscera.jpg) Conductus 'Beata viscera' by [Perotin](/wiki/Perotin "Perotin") c. 1200

- [Ambrosian chant](/wiki/Ambrosian_chant "Ambrosian chant") – [Monophonic](/wiki/Monophony "Monophony") liturgical music used in the liturgy of the [Ambrosian Rite](/wiki/Ambrosian_Rite "Ambrosian Rite").
- [Ballade](/wiki/Ballade_(forme_fixe) "Ballade (forme fixe)") – French poetic-musical form.
- [Ballata](/wiki/Ballata "Ballata") – Medieval Italian poetry accompanied by music.
- [Canso](/wiki/Canso_(song) "Canso (song)") – Song of [troubadour](/wiki/Troubadour "Troubadour") tradition.
- [Cantiga](/wiki/Cantiga "Cantiga") – Monophonic song of Spanish or Portuguese origin, often about religious themes or courtly love.
- [Conductus](/wiki/Conductus "Conductus") – Latin sacred song, monophonic or [polyphonic](/wiki/Polyphony "Polyphony") non-liturgical vocal composition.
- [Descant](/wiki/Descant "Descant") – Form where one singer performed a fixed melody while others improvised harmonious and melodically independent lines.
- [Geisslerlied](/wiki/Geisslerlied "Geisslerlied") – Penitential songs sung by the [flagellant](/wiki/Flagellant "Flagellant") groups in the mid-14th century.
- [Gregorian chant](/wiki/Gregorian_chant "Gregorian chant") – Monophonic liturgical music used in the [Roman Catholic liturgy](/wiki/Catholic_liturgy "Catholic liturgy").
- [Gymel](/wiki/Gymel "Gymel") – Form of English origin where a single voice part splits into two equal ranges, singing different but converging lines.
- [Lai](/wiki/Lai_(poetic_form) "Lai (poetic form)") – Lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- [Lauda](/wiki/Lauda_(song) "Lauda (song)") – Devotional song popular in the medieval Italian church.
- [Motet](/wiki/Motet "Motet") – Polyphonic choral composition based on a sacred text.
- [Mozarabic chant](/wiki/Mozarabic_chant "Mozarabic chant") – Monophonic liturgical music used in the liturgy of the [Mozarabic Rite](/wiki/Mozarabic_Rite "Mozarabic Rite").
- [Organum](/wiki/Organum "Organum") – Early form of polyphonic music involving the addition of one or more voices to a preexisting chant.
- [Planctus](/wiki/Planctus "Planctus") – Composition mourning the death of a notable figure, often in a liturgical context, similar in function to a [dirge](/wiki/Dirge "Dirge").
- [Rondeau](/wiki/Rondeau_(forme_fixe) "Rondeau (forme fixe)") – French poetic-musical form.
- [Trecento Madrigal](/wiki/Madrigal_(Trecento) "Madrigal (Trecento)") – Secular polyphonic vocal composition.
- [Virelai](/wiki/Virelai "Virelai") – French poetic-musical form.

### Dance forms

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- [Estampie](/wiki/Estampie "Estampie") – Dance and instrumental genre characterized by repeated sections, each played with different endings.
- [Saltarello](/wiki/Saltarello "Saltarello") – Lively, fast-paced Italian dance, often characterized by its jumping or leaping steps.

## Renaissance

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See also: [Renaissance music](/wiki/Renaissance_music "Renaissance music")

- [Canzona](/wiki/Canzona "Canzona") – Polyphonic instrumental or vocal composition originating in Italy, characterized by a contrapuntal style.
- [Canzonetta](/wiki/Canzonetta "Canzonetta") – Short, light, and usually simple song or instrumental piece.
- [Carol](/wiki/Carol_(music) "Carol (music)") – A festive song, generally religious but non-liturgical, often with a dance-like or popular character.
- [Chanson](/wiki/Chanson "Chanson") – French song, typically polyphonic and [secular](/wiki/Secular_music "Secular music").
- [Ensalada](/wiki/Ensalada_(music) "Ensalada (music)") – Polyphonic composition, combining several different texts, both sacred and secular, and languages in a single composition.
- [Fantasia](/wiki/Fantasia_(music) "Fantasia (music)") – Composition with a free form and often improvisational style.

  - [Chromatic fantasia](/wiki/Chromatic_fantasia "Chromatic fantasia") – Type of fantasia known for its use of [chromaticism](/wiki/Chromaticism "Chromaticism") and often complex, highly expressive melody lines.
- [Frottola](/wiki/Frottola "Frottola") – Italian secular song.

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Frontispiece_of_L%27Orfeo.jpg/220px-Frontispiece_of_L%27Orfeo.jpg)](/wiki/File:Frontispiece_of_L%27Orfeo.jpg) Frontispiece of [Monteverdi](/wiki/Monteverdi "Monteverdi")'s opera _[L'Orfeo](/wiki/L%27Orfeo "L'Orfeo")_, 1609

- [Intermedio](/wiki/Intermedio "Intermedio") – Theatrical performance with [music](/wiki/Renaissance_music "Renaissance music") performed between the acts of a play to celebrate special occasions in Italian courts.
- [Lauda](/wiki/Lauda_(song) "Lauda (song)") – Devotional song popular in the medieval Italian church.
- [Madrigal](/wiki/Madrigal_(music) "Madrigal (music)") – Polyphonic [musical setting](/wiki/Musical_setting "Musical setting") of poetry, usually sung without instrumental accompaniment.

  - [Madrigal comedy](/wiki/Madrigal_comedy "Madrigal comedy") – Collection of madrigals arranged to tell a story, often comic or satirical
  - [Madrigale spirituale](/wiki/Madrigale_spirituale "Madrigale spirituale") – Type of Italian madrigal adapted for religious texts.
- [Mass](/wiki/Mass_(music) "Mass (music)") – Sacred musical composition of the [Eucharistic](/wiki/Eucharist "Eucharist") liturgy.

  - [Cyclic mass](/wiki/Cyclic_mass "Cyclic mass") – A mass where the various movements are united by a common musical theme.
  - [Parody mass](/wiki/Parody_mass "Parody mass") – A mass where an existing piece of music, often a secular chanson or motet, is reworked into a liturgical context.
  - [Paraphrase mass](/wiki/Paraphrase_mass "Paraphrase mass") – A mass that uses as its basis an elaborated version of a [cantus firmus](/wiki/Cantus_firmus "Cantus firmus"), typically from [plainsong](/wiki/Plainsong "Plainsong").
- [Motet](/wiki/Motet "Motet") – Polyphonic choral composition based on a sacred text.
- [Motet-chanson](/wiki/Motet-chanson "Motet-chanson") – Hybrid form combining elements of the motet and the chanson.
- [Opera](/wiki/Opera "Opera") – Dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
- [Ricercar](/wiki/Ricercar "Ricercar") – Instrumental composition featuring imitative counterpoint.
- [Sequence](/wiki/Sequence_(musical_form)#The_sequence_as_a_musical_genre "Sequence (musical form)") – Chant or hymn sung or recited during the liturgical celebration, typically following the Alleluia.
- [Tiento](/wiki/Tiento "Tiento") – Form of keyboard music similar to the fantasia, known for its intricate counterpoint.
- [Toccata](/wiki/Toccata "Toccata") – Piece typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument, characterized by fast-moving or virtuosic passages.
- [Villancico](/wiki/Villancico "Villancico") – Spanish song or lyrical poetry, often associated with rustic and popular themes.
- [Villanella](/wiki/Villanella "Villanella") – Rustic, often lively Italian song.

### Dance forms

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- [Branle](/wiki/Branle "Branle") – Lively French dance.
- [Galliard](/wiki/Galliard "Galliard") – Lively dance in triple meter.
- [Pavane](/wiki/Pavane "Pavane") – Slow processional dance.
- [Tourdion](/wiki/Tourdion "Tourdion") – Fast-paced French dance, typically performed after a slower dance.

## Baroque

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See also: [Baroque music](/wiki/Baroque_music "Baroque music")

- [Air](/wiki/Air_(music) "Air (music)") – Song-like instrumental piece.
- [Air à boire](/wiki/Air_%C3%A0_boire "Air à boire") – Drinking song, typically French.
- [Anthem](/wiki/Anthem "Anthem") – Composition of celebration, typically a choral work with religious or patriotic connotations.

  - [Coronation anthem](/wiki/Coronation_anthem "Coronation anthem") – Choral composition written to accompany the [coronation](/wiki/Coronation "Coronation") of a [monarch](/wiki/Monarch "Monarch").
- [Aria](/wiki/Aria "Aria") – Self-contained piece for one voice, usually with orchestral accompaniment.

  - [Arioso](/wiki/Arioso "Arioso") – Vocal piece, more melodic than recitative but less than an aria.
  - [Concert aria](/wiki/Concert_aria "Concert aria") – Aria written specifically for performance in concert rather than as part of an opera.
  - [Da capo aria](/wiki/Da_capo_aria "Da capo aria") – Aria structured in an ABA format, where the opening section is repeated after an intervening contrasting section.
- [Badinerie](/wiki/Badinerie "Badinerie") – Form with light, playful character, often quite brief and usually included at the end of a Baroque suite.
- [Canon](/wiki/Canon_(music) "Canon (music)") – [Contrapuntal](/wiki/Counterpoint "Counterpoint") composition in which a single melody is imitated by successively entering voices.

  - [Crab canon](/wiki/Crab_canon "Crab canon") – Canon where one line is the [retrograde](/wiki/Retrograde_(music) "Retrograde (music)") of another, reading the same backwards and forwards.
  - [Mirror canon](/wiki/Mirror_canon "Mirror canon") – Canon with one voice [inversely mirroring](/wiki/Inversion_(music)#Melodies "Inversion (music)") the intervals of another.
  - [Perpetual canon](/wiki/Round_(music) "Round (music)") – Canon where the voices sing the same melody in [unison](/wiki/Unison "Unison"), starting at different times, creating a harmonious overlap that can be repeated indefinitely. A [catch](/wiki/Catch_(music) "Catch (music)") is a subtype of this canon.
  - [Prolation canon](/wiki/Prolation_canon "Prolation canon") – Canon where the same melody is performed at different speeds or note values by different voices.
  - [Table canon](/wiki/Table_canon "Table canon") – Retrograde and inverse canon, combination of Crab and Mirror canons.
- [Cantata](/wiki/Cantata "Cantata") – Vocal composition with instrumental accompaniment often based on a religious text.
- [Chaconne](/wiki/Chaconne "Chaconne") – Musical form based on a repeating harmonic progression, often featuring variations over a [bass ostinato](/wiki/Basso_ostinato "Basso ostinato").
- [Chorale](/wiki/Chorale "Chorale") or [Chorale setting](/wiki/Chorale_setting "Chorale setting") – Form originating or related to the Lutheran chorale.

  - [Lutheran chorale](/wiki/Lutheran_chorale "Lutheran chorale") – Musical setting of a [Lutheran hymn](/wiki/Lutheran_hymn "Lutheran hymn").
  - [Chorale cantata](/wiki/Chorale_cantata "Chorale cantata") – Church cantata based on a chorale.
  - [Chorale concerto](/wiki/Chorale_concerto "Chorale concerto") – Short sacred composition for one or more voices and instruments.
  - [Chorale fantasia](/wiki/Chorale_fantasia "Chorale fantasia") – Composition that elaborates on a chorale melody, often with intricate counterpoint.
  - [Chorale monody](/wiki/Chorale_monody "Chorale monody") – Chorale for solo voice and accompanying instruments, usually [basso continuo](/wiki/Basso_continuo "Basso continuo").
  - [Chorale motet](/wiki/Chorale_motet "Chorale motet") – Composition with chorale and motet characteristics.
  - [Chorale partita](/wiki/Chorale_partita "Chorale partita") – Large-scale variation of the chorale prelude.
  - [Chorale prelude](/wiki/Chorale_prelude "Chorale prelude") – Short liturgical composition for organ using a chorale tune as its basis, common in Lutheran services.
- [Cibell](/wiki/Cibell "Cibell") – Gavotte-like piece in duple metre.

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Ricercare_a_6_from_The_Musical_Offering.jpg/220px-Ricercare_a_6_from_The_Musical_Offering.jpg)](/wiki/File:Ricercare_a_6_from_The_Musical_Offering.jpg) Six-part ricercar from [J.S. Bach](/wiki/J.S._Bach "J.S. Bach")'s [The Musical Offering](/wiki/The_Musical_Offering "The Musical Offering"), 1747

- [Concerto](/wiki/Concerto "Concerto") – Musical work where one or more solo instruments are contrasted with an orchestra.

  - [Concerto grosso](/wiki/Concerto_grosso "Concerto grosso") – Form in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists and full orchestra.

    - [Concerto da camera](/wiki/Concerto_da_camera "Concerto da camera") – Concerto with the character of a dance suite, introduced by a prelude.
    - [Concerto da chiesa](/wiki/Sonata_da_chiesa "Sonata da chiesa") – Concerto with formal character and alternating slow and fast movements.
  - [Solo concerto](/wiki/Solo_concerto "Solo concerto") – Concerto for a single soloist.
  - [Double concerto](/wiki/Double_concerto "Double concerto") – Concerto for two soloists.
  - [Triple concerto](/wiki/Triple_concerto "Triple concerto") – Concerto for three soloists.
- [Fugue](/wiki/Fugue "Fugue") – Complex contrapuntal composition in which a single theme or subject is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others.
- [Hymn](/wiki/Hymn "Hymn") – A religious song of praise.
- [Invention](/wiki/Invention_(musical_composition) "Invention (musical composition)") – Short composition in two-part counterpoint, usually for a keyboard instrument.
- [Lament](/wiki/Lament#Musical_form "Lament") – Song expressing grief or sorrow.
- [Mass](/wiki/Mass_(music) "Mass (music)") – Sacred musical composition of the [Eucharistic](/wiki/Eucharist "Eucharist") liturgy.
- [Motet](/wiki/Motet "Motet") – Polyphonic choral composition based on a sacred text.
- [Opera](/wiki/Opera "Opera") – Dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.

  - [Opera buffa](/wiki/Opera_buffa "Opera buffa") – Genre of opera characterized by light, humorous, and often satirical themes.
  - [Opera seria](/wiki/Opera_seria "Opera seria") – Genre of opera with serious, often tragic themes.
  - [Semi-opera](/wiki/Semi-opera "Semi-opera") – Genre that blends spoken drama with musical interludes and elaborate staging.
- [Oratorio](/wiki/Oratorio "Oratorio") – Large composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists, typically based on a religious theme.
- [Part song](/wiki/Part_song "Part song") – Secular choral work, typically a cappella.

  - [Glee](/wiki/Glee_(music) "Glee (music)") – English part song of respectable and artistic character and often composed for male voices only.
- [Partita](/wiki/Partita "Partita") – Suite of instrumental or vocal pieces, often consisting of dance movements.
- [Passacaglia](/wiki/Passacaglia "Passacaglia") – Musical form similar to a chaconne, consisting of variations over a ground bass.
- [Passion](/wiki/Passion_(music) "Passion (music)") – Musical setting of the [Passion of Christ](/wiki/Passion_of_Christ "Passion of Christ").
- [Pastorale](/wiki/Pastorale "Pastorale") – Musical form depicting [pastoral](/wiki/Pastoral "Pastoral") scenes, often characterized by a gentle, lyrical melody.
- [Prelude](/wiki/Prelude_(music) "Prelude (music)") – Short, improvisatory-style piece, often serving as an introduction to a longer piece.

  - [Prelude and fugue](/wiki/Prelude_and_fugue "Prelude and fugue") – Pairing of two compositions, a prelude and a fugue.
  - [Unmeasured prelude](/wiki/Unmeasured_prelude "Unmeasured prelude") – Free-form, non-metric instrumental composition, often for keyboard.
- [Quodlibet](/wiki/Quodlibet "Quodlibet") – Composition combining several different melodies, often popular tunes, in counterpoint.
- [Siciliana](/wiki/Siciliana "Siciliana") – Slow piece often in a minor key, characterized by dotted rhythms and a pastoral mood.
- [Sinfonia](/wiki/Sinfonia "Sinfonia") – Orchestral piece, often serving as the introduction, interlude, or postlude of a larger work.
- [Sonata](/wiki/Sonata_(music) "Sonata (music)") – Composition for one or more instruments, typically in three or four movements.

  - [Flute sonata](/wiki/Flute_sonata "Flute sonata") – Sonata specifically composed for the flute.
  - [Sonatina](/wiki/Sonatina "Sonatina") – Short sonata, often simpler in structure and melody, used as a teaching tool or for less formal occasions.
  - [Trio sonata](/wiki/Trio_sonata "Trio sonata") – Form of sonata for two melodic instruments and basso continuo.
- [Suite](/wiki/Suite_(music) "Suite (music)") – Set of instrumental compositions, typically in dance form, played in a sequence.
- [Toccata](/wiki/Toccata "Toccata") – Piece typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument, characterized by fast-moving or virtuosic passages.
- [Tombeau](/wiki/Tombeau "Tombeau") – Composition commemorating the death of a notable individual.
- [Voluntary](/wiki/Voluntary_(music) "Voluntary (music)") – Free form piece, usually for [organ](/wiki/Organ_(music) "Organ (music)"), played as part of a church service.

  - [Trumpet voluntary](/wiki/Trumpet_voluntary "Trumpet voluntary") – Voluntary intended to be played using the organ trumpet [stop](/wiki/Organ_stop "Organ stop").

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Gavotte_from_French_suite_n._5.jpg/220px-Gavotte_from_French_suite_n._5.jpg)](/wiki/File:Gavotte_from_French_suite_n._5.jpg) Gavotte from [J.S. Bach](/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach "Johann Sebastian Bach")'s [French Suite](/wiki/French_Suites_(Bach) "French Suites (Bach)") No. 5, 1723

### Dance forms

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- [Allemande](/wiki/Allemande "Allemande") – Folk German dance in quadruple meter, often the first movement of a [Baroque suite](/wiki/Baroque_suite "Baroque suite").
- [Bourrée](/wiki/Bourr%C3%A9e "Bourrée") – French dance in double meter with a characteristic upbeat.
- [Canary](/wiki/Canary_dance "Canary dance") – Fast, lively dance originating from the [Canary Islands](/wiki/Canary_Islands "Canary Islands"), known for its quick, jumping steps.
- [Courante](/wiki/Courante "Courante") – Elegant French dance in triple meter, often included in Baroque suites.
- [Fandango](/wiki/Fandango "Fandango") – Rhythmic Spanish dance.
- [Furlana](/wiki/Furlana "Furlana") – Fast Venetian folk dance with lively tempo and rhythm.
- [Galliard](/wiki/Galliard "Galliard") – Spirited dance in triple meter.
- [Gavotte](/wiki/Gavotte "Gavotte") – French folk dance in quadruple meter, often with a moderate to quick tempo, and with a characteristic half-bar upbeat.
- [Gigue](/wiki/Gigue "Gigue") – Lively baroque dance originating from the British [jig](/wiki/Jig "Jig"), typically in compound meter.
- [Loure](/wiki/Loure "Loure") – Slow French dance, often included in the Baroque suite.
- [Minuet](/wiki/Minuet "Minuet") – Graceful, elegant dance in triple meter, often included in Baroque suites.
- [Musette](/w/index.php?title=Musette_(dance)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Musette (dance) (page does not exist)") \[ [fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musette_(danse) "fr:Musette (danse)")\] – French dance with a moderate tempo, characterized by a pastoral melody often imitating the sound of a [bagpipe](/wiki/Musette_de_cour "Musette de cour").
- [Passepied](/wiki/Passepied "Passepied") – Fast French court dance in binary form and triple meter, often included in late Baroque suites.
- [Rigaudon](/wiki/Rigaudon "Rigaudon") – Lively French dance in duple meter, characterized by its bright rhythm and simple structure.
- [Sarabande](/wiki/Sarabande "Sarabande") – Slow Spanish dance in triple meter, often included in Baroque suites.
- [Tambourin](/wiki/Tambourin "Tambourin") – Lively [Provençal](/wiki/Provence "Provence") dance in duple meter.

## Classical and Romantic

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See also: [Classical period music](/wiki/Classical_period_(music) "Classical period (music)") and [Romantic music](/wiki/Romantic_music "Romantic music")

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Dichterliebe.png/220px-Dichterliebe.png)](/wiki/File:Dichterliebe.png) Poster for [Robert Schumann](/wiki/Robert_Schumann "Robert Schumann")'s cycle of _Lieder_ _[Dichterliebe](/wiki/Dichterliebe "Dichterliebe")_, 1840

- [Arabesque](/wiki/Arabesque_(classical_music) "Arabesque (classical music)") – Composition with a flowing and [ornate](/wiki/Ornament_(music) "Ornament (music)") style, inspired by [Arabic architecture](/wiki/Arabic_architecture "Arabic architecture").
- [Art song](/wiki/Art_song "Art song") – Musical setting of a poem or text usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment.

  - [Lied](/wiki/Lied "Lied") – German art song.
  - [Mélodie](/wiki/M%C3%A9lodie "Mélodie") – French art song.
  - [Song cycle](/wiki/Song_cycle "Song cycle") – Group of songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a single entity.
- [Aubade](/wiki/Aubade "Aubade") – Song or instrumental composition concerning morning love or lovers separating at [dawn](/wiki/Dawn "Dawn").
- [Bacchanale](/wiki/Bacchanale "Bacchanale") – Composition with a wild, spirited character, often evoking a [bacchanal](/wiki/Bacchanalia "Bacchanalia").
- [Bagatelle](/wiki/Bagatelle_(music) "Bagatelle (music)") – Short, light instrumental composition.
- [Ballade](/wiki/Ballade_(classical_music) "Ballade (classical music)") – Instrumental composition that follows a narrative style, often lyrical and expressive.
- [Barcarolle](/wiki/Barcarolle "Barcarolle") – Song or instrumental piece in a distinctive rhythm, traditionally associated with Venetian [gondoliers](/wiki/Gondola "Gondola").
- [Berceuse](/wiki/Berceuse "Berceuse") – Composition resembling a [lullaby](/wiki/Lullaby "Lullaby"), often calm and soothing.
- [Burlesque](/wiki/Burlesque "Burlesque") – Composition intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works.
- [Caprice](/wiki/Capriccio_(music) "Capriccio (music)") – Lively piece, typically free in form and of a light, playful character.
- [Carol](/wiki/Carol_(music) "Carol (music)") – Festive folk song or popular hymn, often of religious nature.
- [Cassation](/wiki/Cassation_(music) "Cassation (music)") – Serenade-like instrumental composition.
- [Chamber music](/wiki/Chamber_music "Chamber music") for [ensemble](/wiki/Musical_ensemble#Classical_chamber_music "Musical ensemble") – Compositions written a small group of musicians.

  - [Duet](/wiki/Duet "Duet") – Composition for two instruments or voices.

    - [Piano four hands](/wiki/Piano_four_hands "Piano four hands") – Piano duet involving two players playing the same piano simultaneously.
  - [Trio](/wiki/Trio_(music) "Trio (music)") – Composition for three instruments or voices.

    - [Piano trio](/wiki/Piano_trio "Piano trio") – Composition for piano and two other instruments.
    - [String trio](/wiki/String_trio "String trio") – Composition for three string instruments, often being a violin, viola, and cello.
  - [Quartet](/wiki/Quartet "Quartet") – Composition for four instruments or voices.

    - [Piano quartet](/wiki/Piano_quartet "Piano quartet") – Composition for piano and three other instruments.
    - [String quartet](/wiki/String_quartet "String quartet") – Composition for four string instruments.
    - [Oboe quartet](/wiki/Oboe_quartet "Oboe quartet") – Composition for oboe and three other instruments.[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/HaydnPlaying.jpg/290px-HaydnPlaying.jpg)](/wiki/File:HaydnPlaying.jpg) Painting depicting [Joseph Haydn](/wiki/Joseph_Haydn "Joseph Haydn") playing a String Quartet c. 1790
  - [Quintet](/wiki/Quintet "Quintet") – Composition for five instruments or voices.

    - [Piano quintet](/wiki/Piano_quintet "Piano quintet") – Composition for piano and four other instruments.
    - [String quintet](/wiki/String_quintet "String quintet") – Composition for five string instruments.
    - [Wind quintet](/wiki/Wind_quintet "Wind quintet") – Composition for five wind instruments.
  - [Sextet](/wiki/Sextet "Sextet") – Composition for six instruments or voices.

    - [Piano sextet](/wiki/Piano_sextet "Piano sextet") – Composition for piano and five other instruments.
    - [String sextet](/wiki/String_sextet "String sextet") – Composition for six string instruments.
  - [Septet](/wiki/Septet "Septet") – Composition for seven instruments or voices.
  - [Octet](/wiki/Octet_(music) "Octet (music)") – Composition for eight instruments or voices.

    - [String octet](/wiki/String_octet "String octet") – Composition for eight string instruments.
  - [Nonet](/wiki/Nonet_(music) "Nonet (music)") – Composition for nine instruments or voices.
- [Concert aria](/wiki/Concert_aria "Concert aria") – Standalone aria or operatic song written specifically for a solo singer and orchestra.
- [Concerto](/wiki/Concerto "Concerto") – Musical work where one or more solo instruments are contrasted with an orchestra.

  - [Cello concerto](/wiki/Cello_concerto "Cello concerto") – Concerto for solo cello and orchestra.
  - [Clarinet concerto](/wiki/Clarinet_concerto "Clarinet concerto") – Concerto for solo clarinet and orchestra.
  - [Double bass concerto](/wiki/Double_bass_concerto "Double bass concerto") – Concerto for solo bass and orchestra.
  - [Flute concerto](/wiki/Flute_concerto "Flute concerto") – Concerto for solo flute and orchestra.
  - [Oboe concerto](/wiki/Oboe_concerto "Oboe concerto") – Concerto for solo oboe and orchestra.
  - [Piano concerto](/wiki/Piano_concerto "Piano concerto") – Concerto for piano and orchestra.
  - [Trumpet concerto](/wiki/Trumpet_concerto "Trumpet concerto") – Concerto for solo trumpet and orchestra.
  - [Viola concerto](/wiki/Viola_concerto "Viola concerto") – Concerto for solo viola and orchestra.
  - [Violin concerto](/wiki/Violin_concerto "Violin concerto") – Concerto for solo violin and orchestra.
- [Divertimento](/wiki/Divertimento "Divertimento") – Light and entertaining composition intended for amusement or diversion.
- [Étude](/wiki/Etude "Etude") – Composition designed to provide practice in a particular technical skill in playing an instrument.
- [Fanfare](/wiki/Fanfare "Fanfare") – Short, lively piece, typically for brass instruments, with bold and triumphant character.
- [Fantasia](/wiki/Fantasia_(music) "Fantasia (music)") – Composition with a free form and often improvisational style.
- [Funeral march](/wiki/Funeral_march "Funeral march") – Slow march, usually in a [minor key](/wiki/Minor_key "Minor key"), imitating the solemn pace of a [funeral procession](/wiki/Funeral_procession "Funeral procession").
- [Impromptu](/wiki/Impromptu "Impromptu") – Short instrumental piece, typically for the piano, suggestive of improvisation.
- [Intermezzo](/wiki/Intermezzo "Intermezzo") – Short, light piece, often serving as a break between sections of a larger work.
- [Mass](/wiki/Mass_(music) "Mass (music)") – Sacred musical composition of the [Eucharistic](/wiki/Eucharist "Eucharist") liturgy.

  - [Missa brevis](/wiki/Missa_brevis "Missa brevis") – Short mass composition, where part of the text of the [Mass ordinary](/wiki/Mass_ordinary "Mass ordinary") is left out, or its execution time is relatively short.
  - [Missa solemnis](/wiki/Missa_solemnis "Missa solemnis") – Solemn mass composition, often elaborate and extended.
  - [Requiem](/wiki/Music_for_the_Requiem_Mass "Music for the Requiem Mass") – [Mass for the dead](/wiki/Requiem "Requiem") set to music.
- [March](/wiki/March_(music) "March (music)") – Piece with a strong regular rhythm, frequently performed by a [military band](/wiki/Military_band "Military band").
- [Nocturne](/wiki/Nocturne "Nocturne") – Composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night.
- [Opera](/wiki/Opera "Opera") – Dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.

  - [Ballad opera](/wiki/Ballad_opera "Ballad opera") – Genre of English stage entertainment using popular songs and spoken dialogue.
  - [Opera buffa](/wiki/Opera_buffa "Opera buffa") – Genre of opera characterized by light, humorous, and often satirical themes.
  - [Opéra comique](/wiki/Op%C3%A9ra_comique "Opéra comique") – French opera genre featuring both sung and spoken dialogue.
  - [Opera seria](/wiki/Opera_seria "Opera seria") – Genre of opera with serious, often tragic themes.
  - [Operetta](/wiki/Operetta "Operetta") – Short opera, usually light-hearted and often containing spoken dialogue.
  - [Overture](/wiki/Overture "Overture") – Instrumental composition serving as an introduction to an opera or ballet.

    - [French overture](/wiki/French_overture "French overture") – Overture with a slow introduction followed by a faster section.
    - [Italian overture](/wiki/Italian_overture "Italian overture") – Overture in three _fast-slow-fast_ sections.
  - [Pasticcio](/wiki/Pasticcio "Pasticcio") – Opera made up of various pieces from other compositions.
  - [Singspiel](/wiki/Singspiel "Singspiel") – Form of German light opera, typically with spoken dialogue.
  - [Zarzuela](/wiki/Zarzuela "Zarzuela") – Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that incorporates operatic and popular songs, as well as dance.
- [Oratorio](/wiki/Oratorio "Oratorio") – Large composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists, typically based on a religious theme.
- [Prelude](/wiki/Prelude_(music) "Prelude (music)") – Short, improvisatory-style piece, often serving as an introduction to a longer piece.
- [Rhapsody](/wiki/Rhapsody_(music) "Rhapsody (music)") – Single-movement composition with episodic structure, contrasting moods, and an improvisational, free-flowing style.
- [Rondo](/wiki/Rondo "Rondo") – Form characterized by a recurring theme alternating with different contrasting sections.
- [Scherzo](/wiki/Scherzo "Scherzo") – Light, joking or playful piece, often a part of larger works.
- [Serenade](/wiki/Serenade "Serenade") – Light, lyrical, often romantic composition for voice or instrument.
- [Sinfonia concertante](/wiki/Sinfonia_concertante "Sinfonia concertante") – Composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments, typically in symphony form.

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/State_Academic_Symphony_Orchestra_of_the_Russian_Federation.jpg/220px-State_Academic_Symphony_Orchestra_of_the_Russian_Federation.jpg)](/wiki/File:State_Academic_Symphony_Orchestra_of_the_Russian_Federation.jpg) Performance by the [Russian State Symphony Orchestra](/wiki/State_Academic_Symphony_Orchestra_of_the_Russian_Federation "State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation"), 2020

- [Sonata](/wiki/Sonata_(music) "Sonata (music)") – Composition for one or more solo instruments, typically structured in several movements.

  - [Bassoon sonata](/wiki/Bassoon_sonata "Bassoon sonata") – Sonata for solo bassoon, often accompanied by piano.
  - [Cello sonata](/wiki/Cello_sonata "Cello sonata") – Sonata for solo cello, often accompanied by piano.
  - [Clarinet sonata](/wiki/Clarinet_sonata "Clarinet sonata") – Sonata for solo clarinet, often accompanied by piano.
  - [Flute sonata](/wiki/Flute_sonata "Flute sonata") – Sonata for solo flute, often accompanied by piano.
  - [Piano sonata](/wiki/Piano_sonata "Piano sonata") – Sonata for solo piano.
  - [Viola sonata](/wiki/Viola_sonata "Viola sonata") – Sonata for solo viola, often accompanied by piano.
  - [Violin sonata](/wiki/Violin_sonata "Violin sonata") – Sonata for solo violin, often accompanied by piano.
- [Symphonic poem](/wiki/Symphonic_poem "Symphonic poem") – Orchestral composition based on an extra-musical narrative, often a literary or pictorial idea.
- [Symphony](/wiki/Symphony "Symphony") – Large-scale composition, typically for an orchestra and often in four movements.

  - [Choral symphony](/wiki/Choral_symphony "Choral symphony") – Symphony that incorporates a choir and vocal soloists along with the orchestra.
  - [Program symphony](/wiki/Program_symphony "Program symphony") – Symphony with an extra-musical narrative guiding its structure and nature.
- [Suite](/wiki/Suite_(music) "Suite (music)") – Set of instrumental compositions, typically in dance form, played in a sequence.
- [Theme and variations](/wiki/Theme_and_variations "Theme and variations") – Form where a main theme is followed by a series of variations that alter its [melody](/wiki/Melody "Melody"), [harmony](/wiki/Harmony "Harmony"), [rhythm](/wiki/Rhythm "Rhythm"), or [timbre](/wiki/Timbre "Timbre").

  - [Double variation](/wiki/Double_variation "Double variation") – Composition where two themes are alternated and varied.
- [Threnody](/wiki/Threnody "Threnody") – Song composed as a memorial to a dead person.

### Dance forms

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- [Ballet](/wiki/Ballet_(music) "Ballet (music)") – Composition designed to accompany a choreographed dance performance.
- [Bolero](/wiki/Bolero_(Spanish_dance) "Bolero (Spanish dance)") – Dance form originating from Spain, characterized by a steady rhythm and typically in a moderate tempo.
- [Can-can](/wiki/Can-can "Can-can") – Dance characterized by a rapid, galloping rhythm and strong, accented beats.
- [Contradanse](/wiki/Contradanse "Contradanse") – Folk dance originating in England and France featuring repeated execution of a sequence of figures.
- [Csárdás](/wiki/Cs%C3%A1rd%C3%A1s "Csárdás") – Hungarian folk dance characterized by a variation in tempo, starting out slowly and ending in a very fast tempo.
- [Dumka](/wiki/Dumka_(musical_genre) "Dumka (musical genre)") – Slavic musical form characterized by a melancholic character.
- [Écossaise](/wiki/%C3%89cossaise "Écossaise") – Dance in a [Scottish](/wiki/Scottish_culture "Scottish culture") style but actually French in origin.
- [Furiant](/wiki/Furiant "Furiant") – Fiery and fast Bohemian dance in a triple meter.
- [Galop](/wiki/Galop "Galop") – Fast, lively dance of French origin, with a simple duple meter.
- [Habanera](/wiki/Habanera_(music) "Habanera (music)") – Dance of slow tempo of Cuban origin.
- [Humoresque](/wiki/Humoresque "Humoresque") – Composition that incorporates playful, humorous elements, typically without a strict formal structure.
- [Kolo](/wiki/Kolo_(dance) "Kolo (dance)") – Traditional Balkan dance often with complex rhythms and varying tempos.
- [Krakowiak](/wiki/Krakowiak "Krakowiak") – Syncopated Polish dance.
- [Ländler](/wiki/L%C3%A4ndler "Ländler") – Austrian and Bavarian folk dance which was an influence to the waltz.
- [Mazurka](/wiki/Mazurka "Mazurka") – Polish folk dance in triple meter, often lively and with strong accents on the second or third beat.
- [Odzemek](/wiki/Odzemek "Odzemek") – Traditional Czech dance often in a fast duple meter.
- [Polka](/wiki/Polka "Polka") – Lively Bohemian dance.
- [Polonaise](/wiki/Polonaise_(dance) "Polonaise (dance)") – Dance of Polish origin, in triple meter.
- [Saltarello](/wiki/Saltarello "Saltarello") – Lively, jumping Italian dance in a quick triple meter.
- [Seguidilla](/wiki/Seguidilla "Seguidilla") – [Castilian](/wiki/Crown_of_Castile "Crown of Castile") folk dance in quick triple meter.
- [Skočná](/wiki/Sko%C4%8Dn%C3%A1 "Skočná") – Lively Czech dance form, often performed at a fast tempo.
- [Sousedská](/wiki/Sousedsk%C3%A1 "Sousedská") – Traditional Czech dance in a moderate triple meter.
- [Špacírka](/wiki/%C5%A0pac%C3%ADrka "Špacírka") – Czech promenade or strolling dance, characterized by its leisurely pace.
- [Verbunkos](/wiki/Verbunkos "Verbunkos") – Hungarian folk dance characterized by distinctive, syncopated rhythms and the alternation of slow and fast tempos.
- [Waltz](/wiki/Waltz_(music) "Waltz (music)") – Folk dance in triple meter characterized by a simple, flowing rhythm and distinctive 1-2-3 beat.
- [Zortziko](/wiki/Zortziko "Zortziko") – Folk [Basque](/wiki/Basques "Basques") dance characterized by its distinctive 5/8 [time signature](/wiki/Time_signature "Time signature").

## 20th and 21st century

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See also: [20th-century classical music](/wiki/20th-century_classical_music "20th-century classical music") and [21st-century classical music](/wiki/21st-century_classical_music "21st-century classical music")

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Shiraz_40.jpg/220px-Shiraz_40.jpg)](/wiki/File:Shiraz_40.jpg) Performance of [Hymnen](/wiki/Hymnen "Hymnen"), a work by [Karlheinz Stockhausen](/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen "Karlheinz Stockhausen"), 1972

- [Concerto](/wiki/Concerto "Concerto") – Musical work where one or more solo instruments are contrasted with an orchestra.

  - [Concertino](/wiki/Concertino_(composition) "Concertino (composition)") – Shorter form of a concerto.
  - [Concerto for Orchestra](/wiki/Concerto_for_Orchestra "Concerto for Orchestra") – Composition highlighting individual instruments or sections with soloistic and virtuosic emphasis, dynamically shifting throughout the piece.
- [Experimental music theatre](/wiki/Music_theatre "Music theatre") – Work that combines elements of music, theatre, and often other arts, emphasizing innovation, avant-garde techniques, and the exploration of new forms of expression.
- [Musical theatre](/wiki/Musical_theatre "Musical theatre") – Theatrical performance combining music, songs, spoken dialogue, and dance.
- [Film score](/wiki/Film_score "Film score") – Composition written specifically to accompany a film.
- [Moment form](/wiki/Moment_form "Moment form") – Composition characterized by a series of loosely connected musical 'moments' without a traditional linear development.
- [Musique concrète](/wiki/Musique_concr%C3%A8te "Musique concrète") – Composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material.
- [Opera](/wiki/Opera "Opera") – Dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.

  - [Chamber opera](/wiki/Chamber_opera "Chamber opera") – Opera written to be performed with a [chamber ensemble](/wiki/Chamber_music "Chamber music") rather than a full [orchestra](/wiki/Orchestra "Orchestra").
- [Symphony](/wiki/Symphony "Symphony") – Large-scale composition, typically for an orchestra and often in four movements.

  - [Sinfonietta](/wiki/Sinfonietta_(symphony) "Sinfonietta (symphony)") – Symphony that is smaller in scale or lighter in approach.

## See also

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- [List of opera genres](/wiki/List_of_opera_genres "List of opera genres")
- [List of music genres and styles](/wiki/List_of_music_genres_and_styles "List of music genres and styles")
- [List of classical and art music traditions](/wiki/List_of_classical_and_art_music_traditions "List of classical and art music traditions")
- [Lists of composers](/wiki/Lists_of_composers "Lists of composers")
- [List of classical music composers by era](/wiki/List_of_classical_music_composers_by_era "List of classical music composers by era")

## References

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### Citations

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)**Dannenberg, Roger (2010). [_Style in Music_](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rbd/papers/rbd-style-2009.pdf)(PDF) (published 2009). p. 2. [Bibcode](/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier) "Bibcode (identifier)"): [2010tsos.book...45D](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010tsos.book...45D). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210506153704/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rbd/papers/rbd-style-2009.pdf)(PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
2. ^ [_**a**_](#cite_ref-Kallberg_2-0) [_**b**_](#cite_ref-Kallberg_2-1)[Kallberg, Jeffrey](/wiki/Jeffrey_Kallberg "Jeffrey Kallberg") (1988). ["The Rhetoric of Genre: Chopin's Nocturne in G Minor"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/746322). _19th-Century Music_. **11** (3): 238–261. [doi](/wiki/Doi_(identifier) "Doi (identifier)"): [10.2307/746322](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F746322). [ISSN](/wiki/ISSN_(identifier) "ISSN (identifier)") [0148-2076](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0148-2076). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231227182757/https://www.jstor.org/stable/746322) from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
3. **[^](#cite_ref-3)**[Samson, Jim](/wiki/Jim_Samson "Jim Samson") (1989). ["Chopin and Genre"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/854288). _Music Analysis_. **8** (3): 213–231. [doi](/wiki/Doi_(identifier) "Doi (identifier)"): [10.2307/854288](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F854288). [ISSN](/wiki/ISSN_(identifier) "ISSN (identifier)") [0262-5245](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0262-5245). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231226212016/https://www.jstor.org/stable/854288) from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-27.

### Sources

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- [Hoppin, Richard H.](/wiki/Richard_Hoppin "Richard Hoppin") (1978). _Medieval Music_. W. W. Norton & Company. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0393090901](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0393090901 "Special:BookSources/978-0393090901").
- [Smith, Tim](/wiki/Tim_Smith_(journalist) "Tim Smith (journalist)") (2002). _The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music_. TarcherPerigee. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0399527951](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0399527951 "Special:BookSources/978-0399527951").
- [van Boer, Bertil](/wiki/Bertil_H._van_Boer "Bertil H. van Boer") (2012). _Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period_. Scarecrow Press. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0810871830](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0810871830 "Special:BookSources/978-0810871830").

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[Western classical music](/wiki/Classical_music "Classical music")

Definition

- [Art music](/wiki/Art_music "Art music")
- [Dates of eras](/wiki/Dates_of_classical_music_eras "Dates of classical music eras")

Major periods and eras

[Early music](/wiki/Early_music "Early music")

- [Medieval](/wiki/Medieval_music "Medieval music")
- [Renaissance](/wiki/Renaissance_music "Renaissance music")
  - [Transition to Baroque](/wiki/Transition_from_Renaissance_to_Baroque_in_instrumental_music "Transition from Renaissance to Baroque in instrumental music")

[Common practice](/wiki/Common_practice_period "Common practice period")

- [Baroque](/wiki/Baroque_music "Baroque music")
  - [Galant](/wiki/Galant_music "Galant music")
  - _[Empfindsamkeit](/wiki/Empfindsamkeit_(music) "Empfindsamkeit (music)")_
- [Classical](/wiki/Classical_period_(music) "Classical period (music)")
  - [Transition to Romantic](/wiki/Transition_from_Classical_to_Romantic_music "Transition from Classical to Romantic music")
- [Romantic](/wiki/Romantic_music "Romantic music")
  - [Post-romanticism](/wiki/Post-romanticism "Post-romanticism")

[New music](/wiki/Neue_Musik "Neue Musik")

- [Modernism](/wiki/Modernism_(music) "Modernism (music)")
- [Contemporary](/wiki/Contemporary_classical_music "Contemporary classical music")
- [20th-century](/wiki/20th-century_classical_music "20th-century classical music")
- [21st-century](/wiki/21st-century_classical_music "21st-century classical music")

By country

- [Australia](/wiki/Classical_music_in_Australia "Classical music in Australia")
- [Brazil](/wiki/Music_of_Brazil#Art_music "Music of Brazil")
  - [Porto Alegre](/wiki/History_of_classical_music_in_Porto_Alegre "History of classical music in Porto Alegre")
- [Canada](/wiki/Canadian_classical_music "Canadian classical music")
- [France](/wiki/French_classical_music "French classical music")
- [Germany](/wiki/Music_of_Germany#Classical_music "Music of Germany")
- [Ireland](/wiki/Classical_music_in_Ireland "Classical music in Ireland")
- [Italy](/wiki/Italian_classical_music "Italian classical music")
- [Kosovo](/wiki/Classical_music_in_Kosovo "Classical music in Kosovo")
- [Russia](/wiki/Russian_classical_music "Russian classical music")
- [United Kingdom](/wiki/Classical_music_of_the_United_Kingdom "Classical music of the United Kingdom")
  - [Birmingham](/wiki/Classical_music_of_Birmingham "Classical music of Birmingham")
- [United States](/wiki/Classical_music_of_the_United_States "Classical music of the United States")

Students by teacher

- [A to B](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_A_to_B "List of music students by teacher: A to B")
- [C to F](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_C_to_F "List of music students by teacher: C to F")
- [G to J](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_G_to_J "List of music students by teacher: G to J")
- [K to M](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_K_to_M "List of music students by teacher: K to M")
- [N to G](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_N_to_Q "List of music students by teacher: N to Q")
- [R to S](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_R_to_S "List of music students by teacher: R to S")
- [T to Z](/wiki/List_of_music_students_by_teacher:_T_to_Z "List of music students by teacher: T to Z")

Performance

- [Concert](/wiki/Concert "Concert")
  - [Unruly audience response](/wiki/List_of_classical_music_concerts_with_an_unruly_audience_response "List of classical music concerts with an unruly audience response")
- [Conducting](/wiki/Conducting "Conducting")
- [Musical ensemble](/wiki/Musical_ensemble "Musical ensemble")
- [Orchestra](/wiki/Orchestra "Orchestra")

Related

- [Avant-garde](/wiki/Avant-garde_music "Avant-garde music")
- [Baroque pop](/wiki/Baroque_pop "Baroque pop")
- [Classical music blog](/wiki/Classical_music_blog "Classical music blog")
- [Experimental](/wiki/Experimental_music "Experimental music")
- [Light music](/wiki/Light_music "Light music")
- [New-age music](/wiki/New-age_music "New-age music")
- [Progressive music](/wiki/Progressive_music "Progressive music")
- [Soundtrack](/wiki/Soundtrack "Soundtrack")
  - [Film score](/wiki/Film_score "Film score")
  - [Video game music](/wiki/Video_game_music "Video game music")
- [Third stream](/wiki/Third_stream "Third stream")
- [Worldwide traditions](/wiki/List_of_classical_and_art_music_traditions "List of classical and art music traditions")

- [Lists](/wiki/Classical_music_lists "Classical music lists")
- Genres
- [Composers by era](/wiki/List_of_classical_music_composers_by_era "List of classical music composers by era")
- [Festivals](/wiki/List_of_classical_music_festivals "List of classical music festivals")

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[Music](/wiki/Music "Music")

[History of music](/wiki/History_of_music "History of music")

- [Prehistoric](/wiki/Prehistoric_music "Prehistoric music")
- [Ancient](/wiki/Ancient_music "Ancient music")
- [Dance](/wiki/Dance_music "Dance music")
- [Martial](/wiki/Martial_music "Martial music")
- [Religious](/wiki/Religious_music "Religious music")
  - [Biblical](/wiki/History_of_music_in_the_biblical_period "History of music in the biblical period")
- [Secular](/wiki/Secular_music "Secular music")

[Art music](/wiki/Art_music "Art music")

- [Afghan classical music—Klasik](/wiki/Klasik "Klasik")
- [Andalusi classical music](/wiki/Andalusi_classical_music "Andalusi classical music")
- [Arabic music](/wiki/Arabic_music "Arabic music")
- [Azerbaijani Mugham](/wiki/Mugham "Mugham")
- [Burmese classical music—Mahāgīta](/wiki/Mah%C4%81g%C4%ABta "Mahāgīta")
- [Cambodian ceremonial music—Pinpeat](/wiki/Pinpeat "Pinpeat")
- [Chinese traditional music](/wiki/Chinese_traditional_music "Chinese traditional music")
- [Indian classical music](/wiki/Indian_classical_music "Indian classical music")
- [Byzantine music](/wiki/Byzantine_music "Byzantine music")
- [Indonesian art music—Gamelan](/wiki/Gamelan "Gamelan")
- [Japanese court music—Gagaku](/wiki/Gagaku "Gagaku")
- [Korean court music](/wiki/Korean_court_music "Korean court music")
- [Lao classical music](/wiki/Lao_classical_music "Lao classical music")
- [Mandé art music](/wiki/Griot "Griot")
- [Ottoman music](/wiki/Ottoman_music "Ottoman music")
- [Persian classical music](/wiki/Persian_traditional_music "Persian traditional music")
- [Philippine art songs—Kundiman](/wiki/Kundiman "Kundiman")
- [Scottish Ceòl Mór](/wiki/Pibroch "Pibroch")
- [Kandyan dance of Sri Lanka](/wiki/Kandyan_dance "Kandyan dance")
- [Thai classical music—Piphat](/wiki/Piphat "Piphat")
- [Vietnam imperial court music—Nhã nhạc](/wiki/Nh%C3%A3_nh%E1%BA%A1c "Nhã nhạc")
- [Western classical music](/wiki/Classical_music "Classical music")

[Vernacular\
\
music](/wiki/Vernacular_music "Vernacular music")

- [Circus music](/wiki/Circus_music "Circus music")
- [Folk music](/wiki/Folk_music "Folk music")
- [Blues](/wiki/Blues "Blues")
- [Country music](/wiki/Country_music "Country music")
- [Electronic music](/wiki/Electronic_music "Electronic music")
- [Hip hop music](/wiki/Hip_hop_music "Hip hop music")
- [Jazz](/wiki/Jazz "Jazz")
- [Pop music](/wiki/Pop_music "Pop music")
- [Progressive music](/wiki/Progressive_music "Progressive music")
- [Psychedelic music](/wiki/Psychedelic_music "Psychedelic music")
- [Soul music](/wiki/Soul_music "Soul music")

[Musical instruments](/wiki/Musical_instrument "Musical instrument")

- [Arched Harp](/wiki/Arched_Harp "Arched Harp")
- [Angular harp](/wiki/Angular_harp "Angular harp")
- [History of the harpsichord](/wiki/History_of_the_harpsichord "History of the harpsichord")
- [History of lute-family instruments](/wiki/History_of_lute-family_instruments "History of lute-family instruments")
- [Nafir](/wiki/Nafir "Nafir")
- [Evolution of timpani in the 18th and 19th centuries](/wiki/Evolution_of_timpani_in_the_18th_and_19th_centuries "Evolution of timpani in the 18th and 19th centuries")
- [History of the trumpet](/wiki/History_of_the_trumpet "History of the trumpet")
- [History of the violin](/wiki/History_of_the_violin "History of the violin")

- [Musician](/wiki/Musician "Musician")
- [Ensembles](/wiki/Musical_ensemble "Musical ensemble")

- [Band (rock and pop)](/wiki/Band_(rock_and_pop) "Band (rock and pop)")
  - [Backup band](/wiki/Backup_band "Backup band")
  - [All-female band](/wiki/All-female_band "All-female band")
  - [Rhythm section](/wiki/Rhythm_section "Rhythm section")
- [Big band](/wiki/Big_band "Big band")
- [Concert band](/wiki/Concert_band "Concert band")
- [Disc jockey](/wiki/Disc_jockey "Disc jockey")
- [Military band](/wiki/Military_band "Military band")
  - [Lead vocalist](/wiki/Lead_vocalist "Lead vocalist")
  - [Backing vocalist](/wiki/Backing_vocalist "Backing vocalist")

- [Theory](/wiki/Music_theory "Music theory")
- [Composition](/wiki/Musical_composition "Musical composition")

- [Form](/wiki/Musical_form "Musical form")
- [Genre](/wiki/Music_genre "Music genre")
- [Notation](/wiki/Musical_notation "Musical notation")
- [Improvisation](/wiki/Musical_improvisation "Musical improvisation")
- [Lyrics](/wiki/Lyrics "Lyrics")
- [Song](/wiki/Song "Song")
- [Technique](/wiki/Musical_technique "Musical technique")

[Education](/wiki/Music_education "Music education") and study

- [Bachelor of Music](/wiki/Bachelor_of_Music "Bachelor of Music")
- [Master of Music](/wiki/Master_of_Music "Master of Music")
- [Doctor of Musical Arts](/wiki/Doctor_of_Musical_Arts "Doctor of Musical Arts")
- [PhD](/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy "Doctor of Philosophy")
- [Method](/wiki/Method_(music) "Method (music)")
- [Music archaeology](/wiki/Music_archaeology "Music archaeology")
- [Music history](/wiki/Music_history "Music history")
- [Music psychology](/wiki/Music_psychology "Music psychology")
- [Music school](/wiki/Music_school "Music school")
  - [Composition](/wiki/Composition_school "Composition school")
- [Musicology](/wiki/Musicology "Musicology")
  - [Biomusicology](/wiki/Biomusicology "Biomusicology")
  - [Cognitive musicology](/wiki/Cognitive_musicology "Cognitive musicology")
  - [Computational musicology](/wiki/Computational_musicology "Computational musicology")
  - [Ecomusicology](/wiki/Ecomusicology "Ecomusicology")
  - [Ethnomusicology](/wiki/Ethnomusicology "Ethnomusicology")
  - [New musicology](/wiki/New_musicology "New musicology")
  - [Organology](/wiki/Organology "Organology")
  - [Sociomusicology](/wiki/Sociomusicology "Sociomusicology")
  - [Zoomusicology](/wiki/Zoomusicology "Zoomusicology")

Production

- [Single](/wiki/Single_(music) "Single (music)")
  - [A-side and B-side](/wiki/A-side_and_B-side "A-side and B-side")
- [Extended play](/wiki/Extended_play "Extended play")
  - [Compilation](/wiki/Compilation_album "Compilation album")
  - [Live](/wiki/Album#Live "Album")
  - [Remix](/wiki/Remix_album "Remix album")
- [Audio engineer](/wiki/Audio_engineer "Audio engineer")
- [Record label](/wiki/Record_label "Record label")
- [Record producer](/wiki/Record_producer "Record producer")
- [Sampling](/wiki/Sampling_(music) "Sampling (music)")
- [Music technology (electric)](/wiki/Music_technology_(electric) "Music technology (electric)")
- [Music technology (electronic and digital)](/wiki/Music_technology_(electronic_and_digital) "Music technology (electronic and digital)")
- [Sound recording and reproduction](/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction "Sound recording and reproduction")
- [Cover](/wiki/Cover_version "Cover version")
- [Remix](/wiki/Remix "Remix")

[Cultural and \
\
regional genres](/wiki/List_of_cultural_and_regional_genres_of_music "List of cultural and regional genres of music")

- [African](/wiki/Music_of_Africa "Music of Africa")
  - [Central](/wiki/Category:Music_of_Central_Africa "Category:Music of Central Africa")
  - [East](/wiki/Category:Music_of_East_Africa "Category:Music of East Africa")
  - [North](/wiki/Music_of_North_Africa "Music of North Africa")
  - [Southern](/wiki/Category:Music_of_Southern_Africa "Category:Music of Southern Africa")
  - [West](/wiki/Music_of_West_Africa "Music of West Africa")
- [Asian](/wiki/Music_of_Asia "Music of Asia")
  - [Central](/wiki/Music_of_Central_Asia "Music of Central Asia")
  - [East](/wiki/Category:Music_of_East_Asia "Category:Music of East Asia")
  - [Middle Eastern](/wiki/Middle_Eastern_music "Middle Eastern music")
  - [South](/wiki/Category:Music_of_South_Asia "Category:Music of South Asia")
  - [Southeast](/wiki/Music_of_Southeast_Asia "Music of Southeast Asia")
- [European](/wiki/Category:Music_of_Europe "Category:Music of Europe")
  - [Balkan](/wiki/Balkan_music "Balkan music")
  - [Nordic](/wiki/Nordic_folk_music "Nordic folk music")
- [Latin American](/wiki/Music_of_Latin_America "Music of Latin America")
  - [Central American](/wiki/Category:Music_of_Central_America "Category:Music of Central America")
  - [South American](/wiki/Category:Music_of_South_America "Category:Music of South America")
- [North American](/wiki/Category:Music_of_North_America "Category:Music of North America")
  - [Caribbean](/wiki/List_of_Caribbean_music_genres "List of Caribbean music genres")
- [Oceanian](/wiki/Category:Music_of_Oceania "Category:Music of Oceania")
  - [Melanesian](/wiki/Music_of_Melanesia "Music of Melanesia")
  - [Micronesian](/wiki/Music_of_Micronesia "Music of Micronesia")
  - [Polynesian](/wiki/Music_of_Polynesia "Music of Polynesia")

By sovereign state

[Afghanistan](/wiki/Music_of_Afghanistan "Music of Afghanistan")
[Albania](/wiki/Music_of_Albania "Music of Albania")
[Algeria](/wiki/Music_of_Algeria "Music of Algeria")
[Andorra](/wiki/Music_of_Andorra "Music of Andorra")
[Angola](/wiki/Music_of_Angola "Music of Angola")
[Antigua and Barbuda](/wiki/Music_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda "Music of Antigua and Barbuda")
[Argentina](/wiki/Music_of_Argentina "Music of Argentina")
[Armenia](/wiki/Music_of_Armenia "Music of Armenia")
[Australia](/wiki/Music_of_Australia "Music of Australia")
[Austria](/wiki/Music_of_Austria "Music of Austria")
[Azerbaijan](/wiki/Music_of_Azerbaijan "Music of Azerbaijan")
[Bahamas](/wiki/Music_of_the_Bahamas "Music of the Bahamas")
[Bahrain](/wiki/Music_of_Bahrain "Music of Bahrain")
[Bangladesh](/wiki/Music_of_Bangladesh "Music of Bangladesh")
[Barbados](/wiki/Music_of_Barbados "Music of Barbados")
[Belarus](/wiki/Music_of_Belarus "Music of Belarus")
[Belgium](/wiki/Music_of_Belgium "Music of Belgium")
[Belize](/wiki/Music_of_Belize "Music of Belize")
[Benin](/wiki/Music_of_Benin "Music of Benin")
[Bhutan](/wiki/Music_of_Bhutan "Music of Bhutan")
[Bolivia](/wiki/Music_of_Bolivia "Music of Bolivia")
[Bosnia and Herzegovina](/wiki/Music_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina "Music of Bosnia and Herzegovina")
[Botswana](/wiki/Music_of_Botswana "Music of Botswana")
[Brazil](/wiki/Music_of_Brazil "Music of Brazil")
[Brunei](/wiki/Music_of_Brunei "Music of Brunei")
[Bulgaria](/wiki/Music_of_Bulgaria "Music of Bulgaria")
[Burkina Faso](/wiki/Music_of_Burkina_Faso "Music of Burkina Faso")
[Burundi](/wiki/Music_of_Burundi "Music of Burundi")
[Cambodia](/wiki/Music_of_Cambodia "Music of Cambodia")
[Cameroon](/wiki/Music_of_Cameroon "Music of Cameroon")
[Canada](/wiki/Music_of_Canada "Music of Canada")
[Cape Verde](/wiki/Music_of_Cape_Verde "Music of Cape Verde")
[Central African Republic](/wiki/Music_of_the_Central_African_Republic "Music of the Central African Republic")
[Chad](/wiki/Music_of_Chad "Music of Chad")
[Chile](/wiki/Music_of_Chile "Music of Chile")
[China](/wiki/Music_of_China "Music of China")
[Colombia](/wiki/Music_of_Colombia "Music of Colombia")
[Comoros](/wiki/Music_of_Comoros "Music of Comoros")
[Costa Rica](/wiki/Music_of_Costa_Rica "Music of Costa Rica")
[Croatia](/wiki/Music_of_Croatia "Music of Croatia")
[Cuba](/wiki/Music_of_Cuba "Music of Cuba")
[Cyprus](/wiki/Music_of_Cyprus "Music of Cyprus")
[Czech Republic](/wiki/Music_of_the_Czech_Republic "Music of the Czech Republic")
[Democratic Republic of the Congo](/wiki/Music_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo "Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo")
[Denmark](/wiki/Music_of_Denmark "Music of Denmark")
[Djibouti](/wiki/Music_of_Djibouti "Music of Djibouti")
[Dominica](/wiki/Music_of_Dominica "Music of Dominica")
[Dominican Republic](/wiki/Music_of_the_Dominican_Republic "Music of the Dominican Republic")
[East Timor](/wiki/Music_of_East_Timor "Music of East Timor")
[Ecuador](/wiki/Music_of_Ecuador "Music of Ecuador")
[Egypt](/wiki/Music_of_Egypt "Music of Egypt")
[El Salvador](/wiki/Music_of_El_Salvador "Music of El Salvador")
[Equatorial Guinea](/wiki/Music_of_Equatorial_Guinea "Music of Equatorial Guinea")
[Eritrea](/wiki/Music_of_Eritrea "Music of Eritrea")
[Estonia](/wiki/Music_of_Estonia "Music of Estonia")
[Eswatini](/wiki/Music_of_Eswatini "Music of Eswatini")
[Ethiopia](/wiki/Music_of_Ethiopia "Music of Ethiopia")
[Federated States of Micronesia](/wiki/Music_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia "Music of the Federated States of Micronesia")
[Fiji](/wiki/Music_of_Fiji "Music of Fiji")
[Finland](/wiki/Music_of_Finland "Music of Finland")
[France](/wiki/Music_of_France "Music of France")
[Gabon](/wiki/Music_of_Gabon "Music of Gabon")
[Gambia](/wiki/Music_of_the_Gambia "Music of the Gambia")
[Georgia](/wiki/Music_of_Georgia_(country) "Music of Georgia (country)")
[Germany](/wiki/Music_of_Germany "Music of Germany")
[Ghana](/wiki/Music_of_Ghana "Music of Ghana")
[Greece](/wiki/Music_of_Greece "Music of Greece")
[Grenada](/wiki/Music_of_Grenada "Music of Grenada")
[Guatemala](/wiki/Music_of_Guatemala "Music of Guatemala")
[Guinea](/wiki/Music_of_Guinea "Music of Guinea")
[Guinea-Bissau](/wiki/Music_of_Guinea-Bissau "Music of Guinea-Bissau")
[Guyana](/wiki/Music_of_Guyana "Music of Guyana")
[Haiti](/wiki/Music_of_Haiti "Music of Haiti")
[Honduras](/wiki/Music_of_Honduras "Music of Honduras")
[Hungary](/wiki/Music_of_Hungary "Music of Hungary")
[Iceland](/wiki/Music_of_Iceland "Music of Iceland")
[India](/wiki/Music_of_India "Music of India")
[Indonesia](/wiki/Music_of_Indonesia "Music of Indonesia")
[Iran](/wiki/Music_of_Iran "Music of Iran")
[Iraq](/wiki/Music_of_Iraq "Music of Iraq")
[Ireland](/wiki/Music_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland "Music of the Republic of Ireland")
[Israel](/wiki/Music_of_Israel "Music of Israel")
[Italy](/wiki/Music_of_Italy "Music of Italy")
[Ivory Coast](/wiki/Music_of_Ivory_Coast "Music of Ivory Coast")
[Jamaica](/wiki/Music_of_Jamaica "Music of Jamaica")
[Japan](/wiki/Music_of_Japan "Music of Japan")
[Jordan](/wiki/Music_of_Jordan "Music of Jordan")
[Kazakhstan](/wiki/Music_of_Kazakhstan "Music of Kazakhstan")
[Kenya](/wiki/Music_of_Kenya "Music of Kenya")
[Kiribati](/wiki/Music_of_Kiribati "Music of Kiribati")
[Kosovo](/wiki/Music_of_Kosovo "Music of Kosovo")
[Kuwait](/wiki/Music_of_Kuwait "Music of Kuwait")
[Kyrgyzstan](/wiki/Music_of_Kyrgyzstan "Music of Kyrgyzstan")
[Laos](/wiki/Music_of_Laos "Music of Laos")
[Latvia](/wiki/Music_of_Latvia "Music of Latvia")
[Lebanon](/wiki/Music_of_Lebanon "Music of Lebanon")
[Lesotho](/wiki/Music_of_Lesotho "Music of Lesotho")
[Liberia](/wiki/Music_of_Liberia "Music of Liberia")
[Libya](/wiki/Music_of_Libya "Music of Libya")
[Liechtenstein](/wiki/Music_of_Liechtenstein "Music of Liechtenstein")
[Lithuania](/wiki/Music_of_Lithuania "Music of Lithuania")
[Luxembourg](/wiki/Music_of_Luxembourg "Music of Luxembourg")
[Madagascar](/wiki/Music_of_Madagascar "Music of Madagascar")
[Malawi](/wiki/Music_of_Malawi "Music of Malawi")
[Malaysia](/wiki/Music_of_Malaysia "Music of Malaysia")
[Maldives](/wiki/Music_of_Maldives "Music of Maldives")
[Mali](/wiki/Music_of_Mali "Music of Mali")
[Malta](/wiki/Music_of_Malta "Music of Malta")
[Marshall Islands](/wiki/Music_of_the_Marshall_Islands "Music of the Marshall Islands")
[Mauritania](/wiki/Music_of_Mauritania "Music of Mauritania")
[Mauritius](/wiki/Music_of_Mauritius "Music of Mauritius")
[Mexico](/wiki/Music_of_Mexico "Music of Mexico")
[Moldova](/wiki/Music_of_Moldova "Music of Moldova")
[Monaco](/wiki/Music_of_Monaco "Music of Monaco")
[Mongolia](/wiki/Music_of_Mongolia "Music of Mongolia")
[Montenegro](/wiki/Music_of_Montenegro "Music of Montenegro")
[Morocco](/wiki/Music_of_Morocco "Music of Morocco")
[Mozambique](/wiki/Music_of_Mozambique "Music of Mozambique")
[Myanmar](/wiki/Music_of_Myanmar "Music of Myanmar")
[Namibia](/wiki/Music_of_Namibia "Music of Namibia")
[Nauru](/wiki/Music_of_Nauru "Music of Nauru")
[Nepal](/wiki/Music_of_Nepal "Music of Nepal")
[Netherlands](/wiki/Music_of_the_Netherlands "Music of the Netherlands")
[New Zealand](/wiki/Music_of_New_Zealand "Music of New Zealand")
[Nicaragua](/wiki/Music_of_Nicaragua "Music of Nicaragua")
[Niger](/wiki/Music_of_Niger "Music of Niger")
[Nigeria](/wiki/Music_of_Nigeria "Music of Nigeria")
[North Korea](/wiki/Music_of_North_Korea "Music of North Korea")
[North Macedonia](/wiki/Music_of_North_Macedonia "Music of North Macedonia")
[Norway](/wiki/Music_of_Norway "Music of Norway")
[Oman](/wiki/Music_of_Oman "Music of Oman")
[Pakistan](/wiki/Music_of_Pakistan "Music of Pakistan")
[Palau](/wiki/Music_of_Palau "Music of Palau")
[Palestine](/wiki/Music_of_Palestine "Music of Palestine")
[Panama](/wiki/Music_of_Panama "Music of Panama")
[Papua New Guinea](/wiki/Music_of_Papua_New_Guinea "Music of Papua New Guinea")
[Paraguay](/wiki/Music_of_Paraguay "Music of Paraguay")
[Peru](/wiki/Music_of_Peru "Music of Peru")
[Philippines](/wiki/Music_of_the_Philippines "Music of the Philippines")
[Poland](/wiki/Music_of_Poland "Music of Poland")
[Portugal](/wiki/Music_of_Portugal "Music of Portugal")
[Qatar](/wiki/Music_of_Qatar "Music of Qatar")
[Republic of the Congo](/wiki/Music_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo "Music of the Republic of the Congo")
[Romania](/wiki/Music_of_Romania "Music of Romania")
[Russia](/wiki/Music_of_Russia "Music of Russia")
[Rwanda](/wiki/Music_of_Rwanda "Music of Rwanda")
[Saint Kitts and Nevis](/wiki/Music_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis "Music of Saint Kitts and Nevis")
[Saint Lucia](/wiki/Music_of_Saint_Lucia "Music of Saint Lucia")
[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/wiki/Music_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines "Music of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines")
[Samoa](/wiki/Music_of_Samoa "Music of Samoa")
[San Marino](/wiki/Music_of_San_Marino "Music of San Marino")
[Saudi Arabia](/wiki/Music_of_Saudi_Arabia "Music of Saudi Arabia")
[Senegal](/wiki/Music_of_Senegal "Music of Senegal")
[Serbia](/wiki/Music_of_Serbia "Music of Serbia")
[Seychelles](/wiki/Music_of_Seychelles "Music of Seychelles")
[Sierra Leone](/wiki/Music_of_Sierra_Leone "Music of Sierra Leone")
[Singapore](/wiki/Music_of_Singapore "Music of Singapore")
[Slovakia](/wiki/Music_of_Slovakia "Music of Slovakia")
[Slovenia](/wiki/Music_of_Slovenia "Music of Slovenia")
[Solomon Islands](/wiki/Music_of_Solomon_Islands "Music of Solomon Islands")
[Somalia](/wiki/Music_of_Somalia "Music of Somalia")
[South Africa](/wiki/Music_of_South_Africa "Music of South Africa")
[South Korea](/wiki/Music_of_South_Korea "Music of South Korea")
[South Sudan](/wiki/Music_of_South_Sudan "Music of South Sudan")
[Spain](/wiki/Music_of_Spain "Music of Spain")
[Sri Lanka](/wiki/Music_of_Sri_Lanka "Music of Sri Lanka")
[Sudan](/wiki/Music_of_Sudan "Music of Sudan")
[Suriname](/wiki/Music_of_Suriname "Music of Suriname")
[Sweden](/wiki/Music_of_Sweden "Music of Sweden")
[Switzerland](/wiki/Music_of_Switzerland "Music of Switzerland")
[Syria](/wiki/Music_of_Syria "Music of Syria")
[São Tomé and Príncipe](/wiki/Music_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe "Music of São Tomé and Príncipe")
[Taiwan](/wiki/Music_of_Taiwan "Music of Taiwan")
[Tajikistan](/wiki/Music_of_Tajikistan "Music of Tajikistan")
[Tanzania](/wiki/Music_of_Tanzania "Music of Tanzania")
[Thailand](/wiki/Music_of_Thailand "Music of Thailand")
[Togo](/wiki/Music_of_Togo "Music of Togo")
[Tonga](/wiki/Music_of_Tonga "Music of Tonga")
[Trinidad and Tobago](/wiki/Music_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago "Music of Trinidad and Tobago")
[Tunisia](/wiki/Music_of_Tunisia "Music of Tunisia")
[Turkey](/wiki/Music_of_Turkey "Music of Turkey")
[Turkmenistan](/wiki/Music_of_Turkmenistan "Music of Turkmenistan")
[Tuvalu](/wiki/Music_of_Tuvalu "Music of Tuvalu")
[Uganda](/wiki/Music_of_Uganda "Music of Uganda")
[Ukraine](/wiki/Music_of_Ukraine "Music of Ukraine")
[United Arab Emirates](/wiki/Music_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates "Music of the United Arab Emirates")
[United Kingdom](/wiki/Music_of_the_United_Kingdom "Music of the United Kingdom")
[United States](/wiki/Music_of_the_United_States "Music of the United States")
[Uruguay](/wiki/Music_of_Uruguay "Music of Uruguay")
[Uzbekistan](/wiki/Music_of_Uzbekistan "Music of Uzbekistan")
[Vanuatu](/wiki/Music_of_Vanuatu "Music of Vanuatu")
[Vatican City](/wiki/Music_of_Vatican_City "Music of Vatican City")
[Venezuela](/wiki/Music_of_Venezuela "Music of Venezuela")
[Vietnam](/wiki/Music_of_Vietnam "Music of Vietnam")
[Western Sahara](/wiki/Music_of_Western_Sahara "Music of Western Sahara")
[Yemen](/wiki/Music_of_Yemen "Music of Yemen")
[Zambia](/wiki/Music_of_Zambia "Music of Zambia")
[Zimbabwe](/wiki/Music_of_Zimbabwe "Music of Zimbabwe")

Lists

- [Index](/wiki/Index_of_music_articles "Index of music articles")
- [Outline](/wiki/Outline_of_music "Outline of music")
- [Timeline](/wiki/Timeline_of_musical_events "Timeline of musical events")
- [Albums](/wiki/Lists_of_albums "Lists of albums")
- [Classical and art music traditions](/wiki/List_of_classical_and_art_music_traditions "List of classical and art music traditions")
- Classical music genres
- [Cultural and regional genres](/wiki/List_of_cultural_and_regional_genres_of_music "List of cultural and regional genres of music")
- [Instruments](/wiki/List_of_musical_instruments "List of musical instruments")
- [Jazz and popular music glossary](/wiki/Glossary_of_jazz_and_popular_music "Glossary of jazz and popular music")
- [Music genres and styles](/wiki/List_of_music_genres_and_styles "List of music genres and styles")
- [Songs](/wiki/Lists_of_songs "Lists of songs")
- [Terminology](/wiki/Glossary_of_music_terminology "Glossary of music terminology")

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- [Music technology](/wiki/Music_technology "Music technology")
- [Music therapy](/wiki/Music_therapy "Music therapy")
- [Musical instrument](/wiki/Musical_instrument "Musical instrument")
  - [Classification](/wiki/Musical_instrument_classification "Musical instrument classification")
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- [Women in music](/wiki/Women_in_music "Women in music")

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