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Genres and styles whose names start with TO.

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T'ong guitar

T'ong guitar (or tong guitar) was a form of Korean music developed in the early 1970s. It was heavily influenced by American pop music, and artists in the genre were considered Korean versions of

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Toasting (Jamaican music)

Toasting (rap in other parts of the Anglo Caribbean) or deejaying is the act of talking, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a deejay. It can either be improvised or pre-written.

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Toccata

Toccata (from Italian toccare, literally, "to touch", with "toccata" being the action of touching) is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring

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Tombeau

A tombeau (plural tombeaux) is a musical composition (earlier, in the early 16th century, a poem) commemorating the death of a notable individual. The term derives from the French word for "tomb" or

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Tonada

The tonada is a folk music style of Spain and some countries of Hispanic America (mainly Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela). In modern-day Spain, the traditional piece known as tonada is

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Tonás

Tonás () is a palo or type of flamenco songs. It belongs to the wider category of Cantes a palo seco, palos that are sung a cappella. Owing to this feature, they are considered by traditional

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Tondero

Tondero is a dance and guitar rhythm from Peru that developed in the country's northern coastal region

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Tongzi opera

Tongzi opera () is a regional form of Chinese opera popular in the rural areas of Nantong in southeastern Jiangsu province and Lianyungang in northeastern Jiangsu province. It is traditionally sung

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Torah reading

Torah reading (; ) is a Jewish religious tradition that involves the public reading of a set of passages from a Torah scroll. The term often refers to the entire ceremony of removing the scroll (or

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Toronto sound (hip-hop)

The Toronto sound (sometimes referred to as the 6 Sound or new Toronto sound) refers to a style of hip hop and R&B that emerged from Toronto in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Notable for its moody,

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Totalism

Totalism is a style of art music that arose in the 1980s and 1990s as a response to minimalism. It paralleled postminimalism but involved a younger generation of creators, born in the 1950s. This

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Tough guy hardcore

Tough guy hardcore (also known as New York-style hardcore) is a subgenre of hardcore punk with prominent influences from thrash metal. It makes use of groove-driven, palm muted guitar riffs,

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Tovareća mužika

The Tovareća mužika (literally "donkey music") is a traditional musical ensemble originating from Sali, on the island of Dugi Otok. Its orchestrated form appeared in 1959, during the creation of the

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Tower music

Tower music is a musical performance from the top of a tower. It can also designate the music composed for or played in such a performance. In the early European Middle Ages, musical instruments on

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Township music

Township music (also township jazz) is any of various music genres created by black people living in poor, racially segregated urban areas of South Africa ("townships") during the 20th century. The

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Toytown pop

Toytown pop is a microgenre of pop music which emerged in the 1960s. It was most popular in the British singles charts between 1967 and 1974. The style is marked by the influence of LSD and

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