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Genres and styles whose names start with SC.

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Scam rap

Scam rap is a subgenre of hip-hop music that emerged in Detroit during the mid to late 2010s. It is characterized by lyrics that focus on various forms of fraudulent activities, particularly those

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Scherzo

A scherzo (, , ; plural scherzos or scherzi), in western classical music, is a short composition – sometimes a movement from a larger work such as a symphony or a sonata. The precise definition has

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Schlager music

Schlager (, "hit(s)") is a style of European popular music generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics.

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Schnitzelbank

The "Schnitzelbank" is a simple song, popular primarily with German

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Schottische

The schottische ( or ; German for "Scottish") is a partnered country dance that apparently originated in Bohemia. It was popular in Victorian-era ballrooms as a part of the Bohemian folk-dance craze

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Schrammelmusik

Schrammelmusik () is a style of Viennese folk music originating in the late nineteenth century and still performed in Austria. The style is named for the prolific folk composers Johann and Josef

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Schuhplattler

The Schuhplattler is a traditional style of folk dance popular in the Eastern Alps, specifically originating in Upper Bavaria, Tyrol, and Salzburg. In this dance, the performers stomp, clap, and

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Science fiction opera

Science fiction opera is a subgenre of science fiction. It refers to operas whose subject-matter fits in the science fiction genre. Like science-fiction literature, science-fiction operas may be set

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Science fiction podcast

A Science fiction podcast (sometimes shortened to sci-fi podcast or SF podcast) is a podcast belonging to the science fiction genre, which focuses on futuristic and imaginative advances in science

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Scottish folk music

Scottish folk music (also Scottish traditional music) is a genre of folk music that uses forms that are identified as part of the Scottish musical tradition. There is evidence that there was a

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Scottish Gaelic punk

Scottish Gaelic punk (also known as Gaelic punk) is a subgenre of punk rock in which bands sing some or all of their music in Scottish Gaelic. The Gaelic punk scene is, in part, an affirmation of the

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Scottish hip-hop

Scottish hip-hop is the Scottish manifestation of British hip-hop culture in Scotland, comprising the five elements of MCing, DJing, beatboxing, graffiti and

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Screamer (march)

A screamer is a circus march intended to stir up the audience during the

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Screamo

Screamo (also referred to as skramz ) is a subgenre of emo that emerged in the early 1990s and emphasizes "willfully experimental dissonance and dynamics". San Diego–based bands Heroin and Antioch

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Scrumpy and Western

thumb right 200px Fred Wedlock Scrumpy and Western is music from England's West Country that fuses comical folk-style songs, often full of double entendre, with affectionate parodies of more

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