music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style

an expressive style of music

• black music, African-American music — music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
• classical music, serious music — traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
• religious music, church music — genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
• marching music, march — genre of music written for marching
• popular music, popular music genre — any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

• music — an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
• expressive style, style — a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period