folk music
English Thesaurus
1. the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | folk ballad, folk song, folksong, |
| definition | : | a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | schottische, |
| definition | : | music performed for dancing the schottische (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | c and w, country and western, country music, |
| definition | : | a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gospel, gospel singing, |
| definition | : | folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | square-dance music, |
| definition | : | music performed for square dancing (noun.communication) |
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