Example Sentences

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Glass has written a significant quantity of pure music for a vast range of instrumental forces from multiple genres and cultures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Dark comedies and the blending of genres can make it hard to know when to laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

It’s a dynamic that’s been reinforced everywhere, from childhood messaging to entire genres of television built around spectacle: “Hoarders,” “How Clean Is Your House?,”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Many of the world’s most popular music genres have their origins in black traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They’re familiar with the musical genres, timbres, modes, and instruments, rhythmic and melodic patterns, and have learned the culturally acceptable cadences, harmonies, texture, and so forth.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin