Electronic musicElectronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means (electroacoustic music).
Experimental musicExperimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, institutionalized compositional, performing, and aesthetic conventions in music.Musique concrèteMusique concrète (French pronunciation: [myzik kɔ̃kʁɛt]; lit. 'concrete music') is a type of music composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material. Sounds are often modified through the application of audio signal processing and tape music techniques, and may be assembled into a form of sound collage.
Popular musicPopular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training. As a kind of popular art, it stands in contrast to art music. Art music was historically disseminated through the performances of written music, although since the beginning of the recording industry, it is also disseminated through recordings.
Aleatoric musicAleatoricmusic (also aleatory music or chance music; from the Latin word alea, meaning "dice") is music in which some element of the composition is left to chance, some primary element of a composed work's realization is left to the determination of its performer(s), or both. The term is most often associated with procedures in which the chance element involves a relatively limited number of possibilities.Eclecticism in musicIn music theory and music criticism, the term eclecticism can refer to the use of diverse music genres, instrumentation, and methods of composition and production. Generic eclecticism denotes output ascribed to a range of genres, such as folk, rock, electronic, classical, jazz, by a single artist. Eclectic musicians may also use historical references in their work. A song can refer to historical forms and methods through its composition, arrangement, or production.
Avant-gardeIn the arts and literature, the term avant-garde (from French meaning 'advance guard' or 'vanguard') identifies an experimental genre or work of art, and the artist who created it, which usually is aesthetically innovative, whilst initially being ideologically unacceptable to the artistic establishment of the time.
Musical formStructure of a piece of music In music, form refers to the structure of a musical composition or performance.
Pop musicPop music, or simply pop, is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which popbecame associated with music that was more commercial, , and accessible.
TimbreIn music, timbre (), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound of a musical note, sound or tone. Timbre distinguishes sounds according to their source, such as choir voices and musical instruments. It also enables listeners to distinguish instruments in the same category (e.g., an oboe and a clarinet, both woodwind instruments).
TonalityIn music theory, the tonality of a piece is its perceived key or mode. Tonality centers around a tonicnote and chord, where the piece is most stable, and may be indicated by clues such as a key signature or the function of the piece's chords. For example, in the key of Cmajor, the tonic note is C, and the tonic triad is Cmajor (consisting of notes C, E and G). Similarly, in B Lydian, the tonic note is B, and the tonic triad is Bmajor (consisting of notes B, D# and F#).Avant-garde jazzAvant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz, experimental jazz, or "new thing") is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. It originated in the early 1950s and developed through the late 1960s. One of the earliest developments within avant-garde jazz was that of free jazz, and the two terms were originally synonymous.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.