List of electronic music genres

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This is a list of electronic music genres, consisting of genres of electronic music, primarily created with electronic musical instruments or electronic music technology. A distinction has been made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology.[1] Examples of electromechanical sound producing devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, electric piano, and the electric guitar. Purely electronic sound production can be achieved using devices such as the theremin, sound synthesizer, and computer.[2] Genre, however, is not always dependent on instrumentation.

In its early development, electronic music was associated almost exclusively with Western

music software advanced, interacting with music production technology made it possible to create music that has some similarities and some differences to traditional musical performance practices, leading to further developments and rapidly evolving subgenres.[7]

Genres

Remix derivatives

Broader genre groups

See also

Notes

  1. ISBN 0-415-93643-8
    , p. 6.
  2. ISBN 0-415-93643-8
    , p. 8.
  3. ISBN 0-415-93643-8
    , p. 1.
  4. ISBN 0-240-52105-6
  5. ^ N. Rama Lohan (2 March 2007), "Dawn of the plastic age", Malaysia Star, archived from the original on 9 June 2012
  6. ISBN 0634017888
    , pp. 18-19.
  7. ISBN 0-7546-5548-2
    , pp. 111-13.

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