music genre
category that identifies pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions
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Summary
music genre is a concept[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,834 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of genre[3], elements of music[4]
- Subclass of: art genre[5]
- Commons category: Musical genres[6]
- Said to be the same as: musical style[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Music genres[8]
- Commons gallery: Music genres[9]
- Described at URL: http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html[10], https://www.musicmap.info/[11]
- Facet of: musicology[12]
- Topic has template: Template:Music genres[13], Template:Infobox music genre[14]
- Main Wikidata property: P136[15]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/MusicGenre[16], http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/avs_ClassifiedGenre[17], http://purl.org/ontology/mo/Genre[18], http://data.doremus.org/ontology#M5_Genre[19], https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=MusicGenre[20]
- Different from: musical form[21], composition school[22]
- Properties for this type: P495[23]
- Has list: list of music genres and styles[24]
- Studied by: musicology[25]
- Exact match: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/avs_ClassifiedGenre[26]
- Is metaclass for: music[27]
Why It Matters
music genre has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]