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Genres and styles whose names start with SI.

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Sichuan opera

Sichuan opera (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cuan 1 ju 4 ; ) is a type of Chinese opera originating in Sichuan province, China, around 1700. Today's Sichuan opera is a relatively recent synthesis of five

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Siciliana

The siciliana or siciliano (also known as sicilienne or ciciliano) is a musical style or genre often included as a movement within larger pieces of music starting in the Baroque period. It is in a

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Sierreño

Sierreño or sierreña, is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. It is derived from Norteño music and is based on melodic lines along with the composition of mainly guitar and sometimes accordion. The

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Sigilkore

Sigilkore is an Internet microgenre of hip-hop that emerged in the late 2010s, originally pioneered by American rapper and producer Luci4. The style is characterized by layered DJ mixing and digital

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Siguiriyas

Siguiriyas (; also seguiriyas, siguerillas, siguirillas, seguidilla gitana, etc.) are a form of flamenco music in the cante jondo category. This deep, expressive style is among the most important in

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Sikh music

Sikh music is the classical music style that is practised within Sikhism. It exists in institutional, popular, and folk traditions, forms, and varieties. Three types of Sikh musicians are rababis,

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Sindhi music

Sindhi folk music () is traditional folk music and singing from Sindh, which is sung and generally performed in 5 genres that originated in Sindh, the first genre "Bait" styles. The Bait style is

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Sinfonia concertante

A sinfonia concertante (; also called symphonie concertante) is an orchestral work, normally in several movements, in which one or more solo instruments contrast with the full orchestra. It emerged

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Sinfonietta (symphony)

A sinfonietta is a symphony that is smaller in scale (either in terms of length or the instrumental forces required), or lighter in approach than a standard symphony. Although of Italian form, the

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Singapore hip-hop

Singapore hip hop is a collective of hip hop music, graffiti arts, deejaying/turntablism, break dancing and beatboxing, which are performed by hip hop enthusiasts who are of Singapore-born mainly

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Singeli

Singeli or sometimes called Sengeli is a Tanzanian music genre that originated with the Zaramo in the Mtogole neighborhood of the Tandale ward in Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam Region around the

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Singspiel

A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and

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Sioux music

Sioux music prominently features the human voice, with songs accompanied by drumming. The Sioux are a large group of Native Americans generally divided into three subgroups: Lakota, Dakota and

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Siren kings

Siren kings are members of a primarily Pasifika underground youth subculture, originating in South Auckland, which gained popularity in the mid-2010s. The siren scene involves competitions where

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