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Genres and styles whose names start with TH.

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Thai hip-hop

Thai hip hop is hip hop music made in Thailand. Thai hip hop is distinguished from American hip hop by not only sound and language, but also by the culture from which the music is

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Thai pop music

Thai pop (abbreviated as T-pop), is a genre of Thai music roughly equivalent to pop music. It emerged in the 1960s–1980s, during which it was known as string music, before gaining mainstream

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Thai rock

Thai rock () is rock music from Thailand. It was heavily influenced by American and British rock bands. Originally emerging in the 1960s, when Thai musicians played cover rock songs for American G.I.

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The Voëlvry Movement

The Voëlvry movement () in South Africa was a genre of anti-apartheid music sung in Afrikaans. The term Voëlvry means both "free as a bird" and "outlaw". This movement has been said to have started

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Theatre music

Theatre music refers to a wide range of music composed or adapted for performance in theatres. Genres of theatre music include opera, ballet and several forms of musical theatre, from pantomime to

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Theme music

Theme music is a musical composition which is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening

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Third stream

Third stream is a music genre that is a fusion of jazz and classical music. The term was coined in 1957 by composer Gunther Schuller in a lecture at Brandeis University. There are many ways to define

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Thrash metal

Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo. The songs usually use fast percussive beats and low-register guitar

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Thrashcore

Thrashcore (also known as fastcore) is a fast-tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore, adopting a slightly more extreme style by

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Threnody

A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία (threnoidia), from θρῆνος (threnos,

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Throat singing

Throat singing refers to several vocal practices found in different cultures worldwide. These vocal practices are generally associated with a certain type of guttural voice that contrasts with the

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Thumri

Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term derives from the Sanskrit-rooted thumak, which describes a rhythmic, dancing walk that makes ankle-bells jingle. The form is thus

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