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  String quartet

  A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments — usually two violins, a viola and cello — or a piece written to be performed by such a group. The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music. The string quartet is widely seen as one of the most...
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  Prayer

  "Prayer" is a song released on August 20, 2002 by American rock band Disturbed as the first single from their second album, Believe. It was inspired by the death of vocalist David Draiman's grandfather as well as various circumstances after the September 11 attacks, and is about a conversation...
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  Big band

  A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. Big bands evolved with the times and continue to today. A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 25 musicians and contains...
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  Govedina

  "Govedina" (English: Beef) is a single released in 2002 by the Belgrade hip hop group Beogradski Sindikat. It was the cause of much controversy in Serbia and Montenegro, due to lyrics which displayed a less than positive attitude towards many actors on the political scene.
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  Klezmer

  Klezmer (from Yiddish כּלי־זמיר, kley — instrument and zemer — song; etymologically from Hebrew k'li zemer כְּלִי זֶמֶר, literaly "vessels of song" = "musical instrument") is a musical tradition which parallels Hasidic and Ashkenazic Judaism. Around the 15th century, a tradition of secular (non...
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  Sleaze rock

  ' Sleaze rock (or Sleaze glam) is a style of rock music emerged in the mid 1980s, and took off fully in 1987. Bands in the style primarily take influences from punk, blues, hard rock, and glam metal. The style is sometimes called street rock or sleaze metal', and continues on today, especially in...

• Drone music

  Drone music is a minimalist musical style that emphasizes the use of sustained or repeated sounds, notes, or tone-clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece compared to other musics. La Monte...

• Modinha

  A modinha is a kind of sentimental love song. The modinha is of uncertain origin, but it may have evolved in either Brazil or Portugal. Around the end of 18th Century, Domingos Caldas Barbosa wrote a series of modinhas that were extremely popular, especially in salons, and so can be termed salon...

• Comedy rock

  Comedy rock is a term used to describe rock music that is mixed with satire or other forms of comedy. This tradition can be traced back to the earliest days of rock and roll itself, the most notable early examples being Stan Freberg who lampooned artists such as Elvis Presley and The Platters, and...

• Jazz blues

  Jazz blues (or blues jazz) can be any musical style that combines jazz and blues. However, since jazz is considered to have some of its roots in the blues, it almost always contains blues elements such as blue notes, blues-like phrasing of melodies, and blues riffs. Therefore the terms are...