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  2. Mariachi - Wikipedia

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    Mariachi (US: / ˌ m ɑːr i ˈ ɑː tʃ i /, UK: / ˌ m ær-/, Spanish: [maˈɾjatʃi]) is an ensemble of musicians that typically play ranchera, the regional Mexican music dating back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. [1]

  3. Jazz - Wikipedia

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    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, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

  4. Lo-fi music - Wikipedia

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    A minimal bedroom studio set-up with 1980s–1990s equipment. Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice.

  5. Key (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, the key of a piece is the group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition in Western classical music, art music, and pop music. Tonality (from "Tonic") or key: Music which uses the notes of a particular scale is said to be "in the key of" that scale or in the tonality of that scale. [1]

  6. Classical music - Wikipedia

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    The key characteristic of European classical music that distinguishes it from popular music, folk music, and some other classical music traditions such as Indian classical music, is that the repertoire tends to be written down in musical notation, creating a musical part or score. This score typically determines details of rhythm, pitch, and ...

  7. Shoegaze - Wikipedia

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    Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with "dream pop") [10] is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming volume.

  8. Romantic music - Wikipedia

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    Romantic music is a stylistic movement in Western Classical music associated with the period of the 19th century commonly ... Characteristics often attributed to ...

  9. Qawwali - Wikipedia

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    Originally, musical instrument use in Qawwali was prohibited. ... which means 'characteristics') is a song in praise of either Imam Ali or one of the Sufi saints.