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No wave

No wave was an avant-garde music and visual art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in Downtown New York City. The scene often reflected an abrasive, confrontational, and nihilistic worldview,

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Nocturne

A nocturne is a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the

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Noh

is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. It is Japan's oldest major theater art that is still regularly performed today. Noh is often based on

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Noha

A Nowheh or Noha ( nowheh, ; translit. nūḥa/nawḥa; ), when interpreted in light of Shia views, is an elegy about the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali and his family and companions in the Battle of

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Noise in music

In music, "noise" has been variously described as unpitched, indeterminate, uncontrolled, convoluted, unmelodic, loud, otherwise unmusical, or unwanted sound, or simply as sound in general. The exact

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Noise music

Noise music (or simply noise) is a subgenre of experimental music that is characterised by its use of unwanted noise as a primary musical element. The genre has roots in early 20th century

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Noise pop

Noise pop is a subgenre of alternative and indie rock that emerged in the mid-1980s in the United Kingdom, originally pioneered by the Jesus and Mary Chain on their debut album Psychocandy. Elements

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Noise rock

Noise rock is a subgenre of rock music that originally emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Artists fuse rock music to noise, while utilizing extreme levels of guitar distortion and feedback,

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Noisecore

Noisecore is a fusion genre that merges hardcore punk and noise rock. Originally emerging in the mid-1980s, the genre is characterized by chaotic song structures, short track lengths, unintelligible

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Nomos (music)

The nomos (), also nome, is a genre of ancient Greek music, either solo instrumental or for voice accompanied by an instrument, characterized by a style of great complexity. It came to be associated

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Nonsense song

A nonsense song is one written mainly for the purpose of entertainment using nonsense syllables at least in the chorus. Such a song generally has a simple melody and a quick (or fairly quick) tempo

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Nordic folk music

Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The many regions of the Nordic

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Nordic jazz

Nordic jazz is a style of jazz music that developed in the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland) and is characterized by a synthesis of jazz with Scandinavian folk music

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Nordic popular music

Nordic popular music, also referred to as Scandinavian popular music, includes pop and rock music of the Nordic countries. The musical scene is known for its biggest bands like ABBA, Roxette, A-ha,

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Nortec

Nortec or nor-tec Nortec music is characterized by hard dance beats and samples from traditional forms of Mexican music such as Banda sinaloense and Norteño - unmistakably Mexican horns are often

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Norteño (music)

Norteño or norteña (, northern), also música norteña, is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. The music is most often based on duple and triple metre and its lyrics often deal with socially relevant

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Norteño-sax

Norteño-sax or norteño with sax is a subgenre of Regional Mexican music. It incorporates the use of the alto saxophone as the main instrument, as well as traditional instruments such as vocals,

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Northern soul

Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands in the early 1970s. It developed from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black

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Northwestern hip-hop

Northwest hip-hop is hip-hop that originates from the Pacific Northwest of North America, encompassing major cities such as Portland, Seattle, and other towns. Northwest hip-hop music mixes elements

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Nouvelle Chanson

Nouvelle Chanson (, meaning "New Song"), derived from the French expression nouvelle scène française, sometimes anglicized as New Chanson, is a musical genre of Chanson which emerged in France in the

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Nova Cançó

The Nova Cançó (, meaning in English "The New Song") was an artistic movement that promoted Catalan music in Francoist Spain. The movement sought to normalize use of the Catalan language in popular

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Novelty piano

Novelty piano is a genre of piano and novelty music that was popular during the 1920s. A successor to ragtime and an outgrowth of the piano roll music of the 1910s, it can be considered a pianistic

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Novelty song

A novelty song is a type of song built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of humor, or a sample of popular culture. Novelty songs partially overlap with comedy songs, which

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