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Music: styles, ensembles and moods
A structured reference for music: styles and genres, ensembles, and how music connects to mood, activity and film.
Music
Styles and genres
Pop and rock
Electronic
Jazz and blues
Classical
Folk and traditional
R&B and soul
Latin
Country
World and fusion
Music
Ensembles
Symphony orchestra
Chamber orchestra
String ensembles
Wind ensembles
Choirs and vocal groups
Jazz orchestra
Traditional and folk ensembles
Data model
What each entry records
StyleSub-styleInstrumentEnsembleTempoMoodPeriodRegion
Relations to other domains:
Music ↔ moodMusic ↔ activityMusic ↔ film and sceneStyle ↔ period and geography
Reference sample
Sample playlist structure
A demonstration of the reference structure — not anyone's personal list.
01 Morning calm
12 tracks
02 Workout energy
8 tracks
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Music articles
Music
Persian classical music: the radif and the dastgah system
How Persian classical music is organised — the radif, the seven dastgahs and five avaz — and how musicians improvise within them.
Music
A guide to Persian instruments
The main instruments of Persian music — tar, setar, santur, kamancheh, ney, oud, daf and tombak — how each is played and how they sound.
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