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Ce –
Cha –
Che-Chi –
Cho-Chr –
Chu –
Ci-Cl –
Col-Cor –
Cou-Cow –
Cr-Cu ----
Ca •
Ca din tulnic – Romanian folk music played with the alpenhorn. •
Ca trù – a style of Vietnamese chamber music performed by one lute player and a geisha-esque female singer, used to entertain wealthy audiences, who would be included in the performances, and to perform in religious ceremonies. •
Cabaret – an often jazz-informed style of music played at upbeat stageplays or burlesque shows. •
Cadence-lypso – a fusion of kadans and calypso. •
Cadence rampa – an upbeat style of kadans. •
Cải lương – modern Vietnamese folk opera. •
Cajun music – a style of
American folk music developed by the Cajun people of Louisiana. •
Cakewalk •
Calinda – Trinidadian folk music played during practices of the martial art of the same name. •
Čalgija – Macedonian folk style. •
Calypso music – a Trinidadian
popular music genre inspired by both African (via
Kaiso) and French styles and is known for its lyrics dealing with the racist oppression of native Trinidadians at the time. •
Calypso-style baila – a fusion of baila and calypso. •
Campursari – Indonesian fusion genre, combining several folk styles with pop music. •
Can Can •
Canadian blues –
blues performed by Canadians. •
Candombe – a fusion of African and Uruguayan styles developed by African-Uruguayan slaves in the 19th century. •
Canon – any music that combines a melody with copies of itself. •
Cantata – any music sung by a choir with instrumental backing. •
Cante chico – the vocal component to flamenco music. •
Cante jondo – flamenco music that incorporates deep vocals. •
Canterbury scene – a group of British avant-garde, progressive rock, and jazz fusion musicians based in the English city of Canterbury, Kent. •
Cantiñas – an upbeat style of Andalusian flamenco music. •
Cantiga – Portuguese ballad style from the Middle Ages. •
Canto livre – Portuguese folk music known for its far-left political messages. •
Cantopop – any Chinese pop music sung in Cantonese. •
Cantu a tenore – Sardinian style of polyphonic folk singing. •
Canzone Napoletana – Italian music sung in Neapolitan. •
Cape Breton fiddling – a
Celtic style of fiddle playing. •
Capoeira music – Brazilian music played during performances of the martial art of the same name. •
Carimbó – music and dance from the northeast of Brazil. •
Cariso – Trinidadian folk music, often considered an early form of calypso. •
Carnatic music – Southern Indian classical music. •
Carol – a festive song, often sung on Christmas or, rarely, Easter. •
Cartageneras – a style of flamenco known for its focus on folklore. •
Carnavalito Ce •
Celempungan – Sudanese folk music. •
Cello rock – rock music that incorporates cellos. •
Celtic chant – a style of Christian liturgy
chant developed in Britain, Ireland and Brittany. •
Celtic fusion – any fusion that includes a
Celtic music influence. •
Celtic metal – a style of
folk metal/
Celtic fusion that fuses
Celtic music and
heavy metal music. •
Celtic music – any music (usually
folk music) of the Celts. •
Celtic punk – a
Celtic fusion of
Celtic music and
punk rock. •
Celtic reggae – a fusion of Celtic and reggae music. •
Celtic rock – a
Celtic fusion of
Celtic music and
folk rock.
Cha •
Cha-cha-cha – Cuban folk music. •
Chacarera – Argentinian folk and dance music. •
Chakacha – music of the Swahili people of Kenya and Tanzania. •
Chalga – a fusion of Bulgarian etno-pop and dance music with Eastern and Arab elements, popular in Southern Bulgaria. •
Chamamé – a style of Argentinian, Paraguayan, Mesopotamian, and Brazilian folk music. •
Chamarrita – a style of Argentinian and Uruguayan folk music. •
Chamber music – classical music performed for a small audience by a small orchestra. •
Chamber jazz – a fusion of chamber and jazz music. •
Chamber pop – a style of
indie pop that incorporates elements of
orchestral pop (particularly its usage of an orchestra) to recreate the sounds of
baroque pop. •
Champeta – African-Colombian folk music. •
Changüí – Cuban music that fused African and Spanish styles. •
Chanson – French vocal-driven music. •
Chanson réaliste •
Chant – singing or speaking rhythmically to a very small number of pitches. •
Chap hop – a variety of music originating from England that mixes the hip hop genre with elements from the Chappist or steampunk subcultures. •
Charanga – traditional Cuban dance music. •
Charanga-vallenata – a fusion of charanga, vallenata, and salsa. •
Charikawi – music accompanying the dance of the same name of the Garifuna people. •
Charleston (dance) •
Chastushka – humorous and fast-paced Russian and Ukrainian folk music. •
Chầu văn – a downtempo, trance-inducing style of Vietnamese folk music.
Che-Chi •
Chèo – a style of musical theater performed by Vietnamese peasants. •
Chicano rock – rock music (often either a form of
rock and roll or a style of
Latin rock) performed by Mexican-Americans. May or not be considered a form of
rock en español, depending on whether the lyrics are sung in English or Spanish. •
Chicago blues –
blues performed by Chicago inhabitants; considered the first form of
electric blues. •
Chicago house –
house music performed by Chicago inhabitants; considered the first form of house music. •
Chicago soul – soul music performed by Chicago inhabitants. •
Chicano rap – a subgenre of
hip hop that embodies aspects of the Mexican American or
Chicano culture. •
Chicken scratch – a fusion of Native American, White American, Mexican, and European styles, performed by the Native American Tohono O'odham people. •
Children's music – any music (mostly
folk music) marketed towards children. •
Chill-out music – any music with a slow tempo designed to calm people after raves; originally a synonymous term for
ambient house. •
Chillwave – indie pop style known for its looped synths and calming effects. •
Chinese music – any music performed by Chinese people. •
Chinese rock – rock music performed by Chinese people, often fused with traditional styles. •
Chiptune – electronic music that is made on vintage computers/game systems or emulations thereof. May also refer to electronic music that uses samples from video games or vintage computers.
Cho-Chr •
Chopped and screwed – a technique of
remixing music that involves slowing down the tempo and
DJing. •
Chopper – a
hip hop music subgenre that originated in the
Midwestern United States and features fast-paced rhyming or
rapping. •
Choro – fast-paced Brazilian pop music. •
Chouval bwa – Martinican folk music. •
Chowtal – North Indian folk music performed during the Phagwa or Holi festival. •
Christmas carol – carols performed during the Christmas season. •
Christmas music – any music tied to the Christmas season. •
Christian alternative rock –
alternative rock with
Christian themes. •
Christian country music – a fusion of Christian and country music. •
Christian hardcore – a fusion of Christian and hardcore punk rock. •
Christian hip hop – hip hop with Christian themes. •
Christian metal – a fusion of Christian and heavy metal rock. •
Christian music – music with overt Christian themes. •
Christian punk – a fusion of Christian and punk rock. •
Christian rock – rock music with Christian themes. •
Christian ska – ska music with Christian themes. •
Chylandyk – a style of throat singing performed by the Tuva people of Siberia, created to mimic the chirps of crickets.
Chu •
Chula – dance and music genre which originated in Portugal. •
Chumba – a folk and dance style of the Garifuna people of West Africa. •
Church music •
Chut-kai-pang – a fusion of chutney, calypso, and parang. •
Chutney music – Caribbean pop music that fuses calypso and cadence with several Indian styles. •
Chutney Soca – a fusion of chutney and soca music.
Ci-Cl •
Cifra •
Chap hop – a mix of
hip hop with elements from the
Chappist or
steampunk subcultures and stereotypical English obsessions such as cricket, tea, and the weather. •
Circus music – music made to accompany a circus. •
Classic country – mainstream
country and western music hits from past decades. •
Classic rock – rock music that begins in the 1950s and ends in the 2000s. •
Classic female blues – an early,
vaudeville style of
blues performed by female vocalists. • Classical music – Western
art music known for its use of large orchestras and staff notation. •
Classical period – a clearer, slicker style of Western art music performed in the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its emphasis on homophones and melody. •
Close harmony – any music with notes performed in a close range. •
Cloud rap – a
subgenre of
hip hop music that has several sonic characteristics of
trap music with a hazy, dreamlike and relaxed production style.
Col-Cor •
Coladeira – Cape Verdean folk music. •
Coldwave – French post-punk. •
College rock – a radio format made by and made for college students that centers on
alternative rock. •
Combined rhythm – Dutch Antillean folk music inspired by zouk, merengue, and soca. •
Comedy music – any music that incorporates heavy themes of humor and comedy. •
Comedy rap – a fusion of comedy and hip hop music. •
Comedy rock – a
comedic form of rock music. •
Comic opera – a fusion of comedy and opera music. •
Compas – a modernized style of Haitian meringue music. •
Complextro – typified by
glitchy, intricate basslines and textures created by sharply cutting between instruments in quick succession. • Concerto – a three-part classical piece in which one instrument takes lead and is backed by an orchestra. •
Concerto grosso – a style of baroque concerto in which the soloists and orchestra alternate playing. •
Conga – Cuban music played to accompany the dance of the same name. •
Conjunto – a fusion of Mexican and German styles developed by Mexican-Americans who had bought German instruments in Texas. •
Contemporary Christian music – pop music with overt Christian themes. •
Conscious hip hop – a style of
hip hop music that's, while not
directly political like its successor genre
political hip hop, still talks about the struggles within the African-American community. •
Contemporary folk music – a modern style of Western
folk music that sprang out of the
American folk-music revival. •
Contemporary laïka – modernized and pop-informed style of laïka. •
Contemporary R&B – a modern style of rhythm and blues (as in the catch-all term for
African-American popular music) that usually has an overall
hip hop/pop production style,
electronic-backed rhythms, pitch-corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement that heavily uses the
melisma singing technique. •
Contradanza – 19th century Cuban dance music. •
Cool jazz – a relaxed, downtempo style of jazz heavily inspired by classical music, that existed as a reaction to the fast-paced bebop. •
Coon song – music about black stereotypes. •
Coptic music – music (usually
chants) performed within the Coptic Orthodox Church; usually contains elements of local Egyptian music. •
Corrido – Mexican storytelling ballad.
Cou-Cow •
Country music – an American
popular music genre originating from rural America with lyrics about the hardships of that culture that is played with acoustic guitars, steel guitars, banjos, fiddles, and harmonicas. •
Country blues – a rural, acoustic version of
blues. As this style predates the existence of
country music and only has lyrical similarities to that genre, it was renamed
folk blues during the
American folk-music revival. •
Country folk – a fusion of country and folk music. •
Country pop – a fusion of country and pop music. •
Country rap – a fusion of country and hip hop music. •
Country rock – a style of
roots rock that incorporates elements of
country music, particularly its lyrics and usage of the steel guitar. •
Country trap – a fusion of
country music and
trap music •
Coupé-Décalé – Ivorian-French EDM drawing on zouk and African influences. •
Cowpunk – a fusion of country and punk rock music.
Cr-Cu •
Crabcore •
Creole music –
folk music developed by the Louisiana Creole people. •
Cretan – Greek folk music performed by inhabitants of the island of Crete. •
Crossover thrash – a fusion of thrash metal and hardcore punk. •
Crunk – known for its heavy basslines and shouted, call-and-response vocals. •
Crunkcore – a fusion of crunk and screamo. •
Crust punk – a fusion of anarcho- and hardcore punk and extreme metal. •
Csárdás – Hungarian folk music. •
Cuarteto – Argentinian merengue music, originating in the city of Cordoba, and influenced also by Spanish and Italian styles. •
Cueca – Argentinian, Chilean, and Bolivian styles. •
Cumbia – a fusion of Colombian folk music and African and Spanish styles bought from slaves and colonists, respectively. •
Cumbia villera – cumbia performed by inhabitants of the shantytowns of Buenos Aires. •
Currulao •
Cyber Metal •
Czech bluegrass –
Bluegrass music performed by Czech musicians. ==D==