The genealogy of musical genres is the pattern of
musical genres that have contributed to the development of new genres.
Evolution in musical instruments
in technology and in culture can influence the evolution of musical genres.
Genealogical
Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...
charts or family trees of musical genres show how new genres have emerged from existing genres and how multiple genres have contributed to a new genre. Since
music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
can be endlessly broken down into smaller and smaller categories, a genealogical chart will usually focus on one major genre and its different strains. For instance,
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
is considered{{by whom?, date=November 2020 to be a genre with many
subgenres
Genre () is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other fo ...
, including New Orleans jazz, ragtime, swing, bebop, free jazz, and Latin jazz. How these developed out of one another is shown in a genealogical chart, often with major figures or innovators of each subgenre.
A genealogy of genres may also incorporate several major genres, such as
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
,
rock and roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from Africa ...
and
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
.
The family tree of music can also be explored by starting at the Wikipedia article for a given genre, and clicking on the items in the stylistic origins, subgenres, derivative forms, and fusion genres sections of the genre infobox. See also a dynamic, interactive view of "The Genealogy and History of Popular Music Genres from Origin 'Til Present, 1870-2016" by MusicMap.
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The Genealogy and History of Popular Music Genres from Origin 'Til Present, 1870-2016 http://www.musicmap.info/
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See also
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Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music is an interactive online guide to electronic music created by Kenneth John Taylor, aka Ishkur.
The website consists of 153 subgenres and 818 sound files. Genres include little-known ones like terrorcore and chemic ...
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List of music genres
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List of musical topics
The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to music:
Music – human expression often in the medium of tempo, time using the structures of sounds or musical note, tones and silence. It may be expres ...
Notes
External links
Musicalized - The Genealogy and History of Popular Music GenresMap of Metal
Music genres