Questions tagged [style]
About categorisations of particular styles of music, for example for an artist or specific piece of music
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What defines Bebop as a jazz style/subgenre?
What separates Bebop from other jazz styles and subgenres? Which new things did it brought when compared to other jazz of the era? Which are the defining elements of Bebop jazz?
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What exactly is slam death metal?
What exactly is it, what is the differences between say deathcore and slam death, what are the main differences, does it have more than one sound? All the slam i have heard sounds like devourment.
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What defines cool jazz as a jazz style/sub-genre?
What separates cool jazz from other jazz styles and sub-genres? Which patterns are commonly found in it? Which are the key and defining characteristics of cool jazz? What makes a cool jazz song a cool ...
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What makes a song an anthem?
I have heard the term thrown around, usually about songs I might not think would qualify as anthems. Tonight I was listening to Tool's Eulogy. I had a sense it might be so I looked it up on ...
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What defines swing as a music genre/style?
Which patterns are commonly found in swing music? Which are swing's key and defining characteristics? What makes a swing song a swing song?
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What's the difference between experimental and avant-garde music?
As far as I know, avant-garde is about fusing different styles of music and adding different instruments, and experimental is just about experimenting with whatever the artist wants. Is avant-garde ...
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Looking for songs with tension-building guitar hammer-ons
I recently first listened to 'Can't Stop' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I really like how this song builds up tension in the beginning using a (I think) guitar hammer-ons technique.
I could swear I ...
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What defines ragtime as a music genre/style?
What makes a ragtime song a ragtime song? Which are the key and defining elements of ragtime? What differentiates it from other music from the era?
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Differences between Syd Barrett and David Gilmour
Syd Barrett was a founder member of Pink Floyd and was replaced, in 1968, by David Gilmour.
They both were guitarists, singers and songwriters for the band but they might have different writing and ...
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Is there a term for Gojira's style?
In case you don't know Gojira, here's their latest album.
I think their style is really close (if it's not totally it) to melodic death metal, just like Amon Amarth or Dark Tranquility style's is but,...
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Panic at the Disco's "Death of a Bachelor" influences
I recently heard Panic at the Disco's new song "Death of a Bachelor" that is set to release on their upcoming album. The song immediately struck me as lyrically and stylistically different from their ...
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Which classical singers are known for gentleness of vibrato (or even non-vibrato)?
I've never really found much access to classical vocal music – which is a shame, I suppose. Some works I find interesting, but I always get tired rather quickly (if not outright annoyed) when ...
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Is there a name for a song(s) within a song?
Is there a technical term for a song that essentially transitions into another song or songs, then may or may not come back to an original theme at the end? Off the top of my head, the only examples I ...
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Genre of "Peppertones - Close up the world"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl5dcwtgSVI
I am trying to find more songs with this rhythm (drum and bass) and arrangement style.
Can you help me figure out what songs/genres have used similar ...
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What is the name of a song that is overall soft, slow and/or sentimental?
If I want to distinguish between a musician's songs that are overall slower, softer and/or more sentimental, what would I call these songs? I am specifically focusing on heavier music such as rock or ...
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Name for "outro" in classical pieces
What is the name of a passage of music that plays in classical music towards the end? In a sense, this is the resolution of tension, or even beyond (like a denouement).
There are two examples I can ...
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Genre for weird, obscure or underground music
I'm looking for obscure music. If anyone knows about an underground artist, or genre, I would be pleased to have your help. I'll take anything from any year or century, as long as it is complex or ...
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What happened to songs telling stories in our culture?
I've just heard the "Hotel California" once again. Beautiful song from Eagles...
Watched nearly 10 covers on the YouTube, some of them are really awesome. This song was really a hit at its ...
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Research Paper on Music Style of A R Rahman
I am looking for a scholarly article/ research paper on the analysis of music style and the influence of Indian composer A R Rahman. I searched google scholar (I have searched the first 7 pages using ...
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What is the music style of Radiohead - Life in a glasshouse?
I'm looking for more (what I think is) jazz music like Radiohead - Life in a glasshouse. I'm not sure even if it is jazz, and if so, what "flavour" of jazz it is. Can anyone send me in the right ...
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What is the genre / style of this song and songs like it? Short Piano Notes on every beat in background
What is the genre / style of this song and songs like it such as Mr Blue Sky? Short Piano Notes on every beat in background. Also is there a name to it? And are there any other songs in a similar ...
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Genre of "Band Take [X]" songs from the "Scythian Lamb" soundtrack
I discovered these songs on the Scythian Lamb soundtrack and am pretty curious about them.
See the above link --the songs I'm interested in are all named "Band Take #"
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Suggestions for books about surf music of the 60s [closed]
Can anyone suggest some books about surf music in the 60s? I've seen some books about individual artists, but would like to read something about the genre as a whole.
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Is there a term for this style of ethnic European folk song?
The style features verses that are slow, sometimes speeding up, but ending with a rallentando and often a fermata, then going into a chorus that begins slowly (sometimes very slowly) with a gradual ...
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Byrd vs. Byrd: What's in a name?
Fans of jazz who have come across the works of Charlie Byrd and Donald Byrd might have wondered if ever there was ever a blood relation between the two.
The only link apparent in discography was ...
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What is the name of this 50s/60s symphonic soundtrack style and who makes it nowadays? [closed]
Examples:
This Christmas movie song
MacArthur Park, though without the rock tinges.
Can't think of a particular scene, but think of the stereotype of a scene where someone hears something shocking ...
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What style of piano is used in The Gaithers' "One Day" (featuring Lynda Randle)
Lynda Randle: Some day Jesus will call my name
I kindly would like to know the name of the style used in piano in the song above. I have tried looking for jazz tutorials but they don't sound similar. ...
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What are all the "music genres" ending with core? (which are related to nightcore)
I already know of nightcore, daycore, cottagecore, and slowcore but I believe there are more and I want to be able to listen to them all. Unfortunately, I don't know how exactly to research this and ...
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Was OMC’s “How Bizarre” (1995) inspired by Anne Clark’s “Hope Road” (1987)?
Listening to the Anne Clark song “Hope Road” (1987, YouTube, from 01:00), I immediately had to think of OMC’s “How Bizarre” from (1995, YouTube, from 00:15).
The rhythm of the vocals is so similar in ...
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Songs like "Mile High Club" and "Skank Tank" [duplicate]
For the longest time I have wanted to find music similar to these two songs, but I have never known the name of the style, or any other way of finding more:
Just Cause 2 - Mile High Club
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