List of styles of music: N–R

N O P Q R

N

Na – Ng

Na

• Nagauta – Japanese music that accompanies kabuki theater
• Nakasi – Japanese and Taiwanese folk music
• Nangma – Tibetan EDM
• Nanguan (music) – Chinese classical music that is heavily influenced by Western styles
• Narcocorrido – Mexican polka-influenced folk music with lyrics focusing on illegal activity
• Nardcore – hardcore and skate punk subgenre based in Oxnard, California
• Narodna muzika – Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian folk music
• Nashville sound – a slick, pop-informed 'radio friendly' form of American country music that began in Nashville, Tennessee
• National socialist black metal – black metal with lyrics supporting national socialism, fascism, and other far-right ideologies
• Nederpop – Dutch pop music
• Neoclassical – orchestral music of the early 20th century
• Neoclassical dark wave – fusion of neoclassical and dark wave music
• Neo-classical metal – fusion of neoclassical and heavy metal music
• Neoclassical New Age – fusion of neoclassical and new age music
• Neo kyma – style of classical Greek music from the 1960s with French influences
• Neofolk – fusion of folk rock and post-industrial music
• Neo-Medieval – music that attempts to imitate Medieval and earlier periods of classical music
• Neo-progressive rock – highly theatrical, emotional, and clean subgenre of progressive rock
• Neo-psychedelia – loose term for music inspired by psychedelic and acid rock
• Neo soul – alternative form of hip hop soul that focused on more soulful and emotive vocals and lyrics
• Neotraditional country – alternative country music that attempts to imitate pre-Nashville 'traditional' country
• Nerdcore – hip hop with lyrics concerning typically 'nerdy' subjects
• Neue Deutsche Welle – German punk and new wave music
• Neue Deutsche Todeskunst – German dark wave and Gothic rock
• Neurofunk – more advanced form of techstep
• New-age – form of ambient music intended for use during meditation
• New Beat – Belgian downtempo and acid house
• Neue Deutsche Härte – German fusion style that mainly takes elements of industrial and groove metal, as well as techno and alternative rock
• New jack swing (or swingbeat) – slickly produced fusion of soul, pop, dance, and hip hop music
• New Orleans blues – Dixieland- and Caribbean-informed style of blues from New Orleans
• New prog – more ambitious and alternative rock-inspired form of progressive rock
• New rave – fusion of alternative rock and EDM
• New school hip hop – hip hop music made after the mid-80s
• New Taiwanese Song – Taiwanese pop music
• New wave – early form of punk-informed synthpop
• New wave of new wave – 1990s British revival of new wave music
• New Weird America – term for the, often psychedelic-informed, indie folk music of the 2000s
• New York blues – a jazz-influenced style of blues from New York, New York

Ni

• Nintendocore – fusion of chiptune and metalcore
• Nisiotika – Greek folk music from the Agean Islands
• No wave – avant-garde punk subgenre created as a reaction to the commercial new wave
• Noh – long, highly dramatic Japanese opera
• Noise – trend in orchestral, rock, and electronic music where harsh, non-melodic, and often random sounds are used alongside or in place of conventional sounds
• Noise pop – derivative of noise rock in which noises and feedback are used, but made into a melodic, often relaxing sound
• Noise rock – loud, atonal, dissonant, and unconventional rock music
• Nordic folk – folk music of the Nordic people
• Nordic folk dance – upbeat style of Nordic folk
• Nortec – Mexican EDM
• Norteño – Mexican folk music
• Northern soul – soul music made by northern English
• Nu-disco – modern house music that draws inspiration from disco
• Nu gaze – new form of Shoegaze
• Nu jazz – modern jazz music that borrows from funk and EDM
• Nu metal – fusion of thrash, groove, and alternative metal that also borrows elements from punk, industrial, grunge, and hip hop
• Nu skool breaks – a more abstract and drum & bass-inspired style of breakbeat

O

• Obscuro
• Ocean Grunge Internet-born electronic grunge style mixed with oceanic sounds and ambiguous reverberated vocals
• Oi! – 1980s style of British punk rock
• Old school hip hop – generic term for hip hop music recorded before approximately 1989
• Old-time – archaic term for many different styles that were an outgrowth of Appalachian folk music and fed into country music
• Oldies – Popular music from the 50's and 60's.
• Olonkho – Yakut epic songs
• Old Time Radio – Old Time Radio Shows from the 30's – 60's
• Ondo
• Opera – theatrical performances in which all or most dialogue is sung with musical accompaniment
• Operatic Pop – subgenre of pop music that is performed in a classical operatic style (also referred to as "Popera")
• Oratorio – similar to opera but without scenery, costumes or acting
• Orchestra – a large ensemble, especially one used to play European classical music
• Organ trio – a style of jazz from the 1960s that blended blues and jazz (and later "soul jazz") and which was based around the sound of the Hammond organ
• Organic ambient – often acoustic ambient music which uses instruments and styles borrowed from world music
• Organum – Middle Ages polyphonic music
• Oriental metal – a subgenre of folk metal that incorporates elements of traditional Middle Eastern music.
• Ottava rima – Italian rhyming stanzas
• Ottoman military band – the oldest variety of military marching band in the world.
• Outlaw country – late 1960s and 70s form of country music with a hard-edged sound and rebellious lyrics
• Outsider music – generic term for music performed by outsiders

P

Pa – Pi – Po – Pr

• P-Funk – 1970s fusion of funk, heavy metal and psychedelic rock, most closely associated with the bands Funkadelic and Parliament, who shared many members collectively known as P-Funk
• PBR&B

Pa

• Pagan metal
• Pagan rock
• Pagode – Brazilian style of music which originated in the Rio de Janeiro region
• Paisley Underground – 1980s style of alternative rock that drew heavily on psychedelia
• Palm wine – fusion of numerous West African, Latin American and European genres, popular throughout coastal West Africa in the 20th century
• Panambih – tembang sunda that uses metered poetry
• Panchai baja – Nepalese wedding music
• Panchavadyam – Temple music from Kerala, India
• Pansori – Korean folk music played by a singer and a drummer
• Paranda – Garifuna form of music
• Parranda – Afro-Venezuelan form of music
• Parody – humorous renditions of existing songs or styles
• Patriotic
• Pambiche (Merengue estilo yanqui)
• Paranda – Garifuna music of Belize
• Parang – Trinidadian Christmas carols
• Partido alto
• Pasillo
• Psychobilly – Punk rock and country
• Peace Punk
• Pelimanni music – Finnish folk dance music
• Persian traditional music
• Peruvian cumbia – also known as chicha music.
• Petenera
• Peyote Song – a mixture of gospel and traditional Native American music
• Philadelphia soul – soft 1970s soul that came out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pi

• Piano blues
• Pimba – Origin: Portugal.
• Piedmont blues
• Pinoy rock – rock and roll sung in Tagalog from the Philippines
• Pinpeat orchestra
• Piphat – ancient form of Thai classical ensemble
• Pirate metal – mix of heavy metal and pirate music
• Piyyutim
• Plainchant (Gregorian chant)
• Plena
• Pleng phua cheewit – Thai protest rock
• Pleng Thai sakorn – a Thai interpretation of Western classical music

Po

• Polka French music style originated in paris in 1844
• Polo Venezuelan folk music
• Polonaise
• Pols – Danish fiddle and accordion dance music
• Polska
• Pong lang
• Pop folk
• Pop music
• Pop punk
• Pop rap
• Pop rock
• Pop sunda – Sundanese mixture of gamelan degung and pop music structures
• Pornocore
• Porro – Colombian big band music
• Post-Britpop
• Post-dubstep
• Post-disco
• Post-grunge
• Post-hardcore - A metal style that often utilizes screaming and melodic vocal techniques as well as dynamic range
• Post-industrial
• Post-metal
• Post-minimalism
• Post-punk
• Post-rock
• Post-romanticism
• Powada- Marathi Folk
• Power duo
• Power electronics
• Power metal – A style of heavy metal with melodic vocals, symphonic context and with fantastic or mythical lyrics.
• Power noise (or rhythmic noise)
• Power pop
• Power trio
• Powerviolence (also known as power violence)
• Pow-wow – Native American dance music
• Ppongtchak – Korean pop music developed during the Japanese occupation

Pr

• Praise song
• Program symphony
• Progressive electronic music
• Progressive folk music
• Progressive house
• Progressive metal – A subgenre of heavy metal and progressive rock.
• Progressive bluegrass
• Progressive rock – A subgenre of rock music with origins of jazz fusion and psychedelic rock.
• Progressive trance
• Protopunk
• Psychedelic music
• Psychedelic folk
• Psychedelic rock – A style of rock music that relates to psychedelia.
• Psychedelic trance (Psy-trance)
• Psychobilly
• Pub rock – back-to-basics rock music, see Pub rock (Australia) and Pub rock (United Kingdom).
• Pungmul – a Korean folk music tradition that includes drumming, dancing, and singing.
• Punk blues – a US music genre that developed in the 1980s, which mixes elements of blues with the aggressive sound of punk.
• Punk Cabaret – a fusion of musical theater and cabaret style music with the aggressive, raw nature of punk rock.
• Punk jazz
• Punk rock A subgenre of rock music known for its raw and distorted sound, usually fast and short songs, and lyrics of angst or anti-establishment.
• Punta
• Punta rock – 1970s Belizean music

Q

• Quan ho – Vietnamese vocal music which originated in the Red River Delta
• Qasidah – Epic religious poetry accompanied by percussion and chanting
• Qasidah modern – Qasidah updated for mainstream audiences
• Qawwali – Sufi religious music updated for mainstream audiences, was originated in India
• Quadrille
• Queercore
• Quiet Storm

R

• Raga rock – Swiss soul, rock and Indian music fusion
• Raga
• Raggamuffin (Ragga)
• Ragga Jungle
• Ragtime
• Rai – Algerian folk music now developed into a popular style
• Raicore
• Raï'n'B
• Rake-and-scrape – Bahamanian instrumental music
• Ramkbach
• Ramvong
• Ranchera – pop mariachi from 1950s film soundtracks
• Rap
• Rapso - A poetic "rap" form of Trinbagonian music—the next evolutionary step of Calypso and Soca.
• Rara
• Rare groove - Gujarati music and dance
• Rasiya
• Rave
• Ravanahatha- Ravana music
• Rebetiko
• Red Dirt (music)
• reel
• Reggae
• Reggae dancehall (see Dancehall)
• Reggae fusion
• Reggae highlife
• Reggaeton
• Rekilaulu – Finnish rhyming sleigh songs
• Religious
• Rembetiko
• Renaissance music
• Retro
• Requiem
• Rhapsody
• Rhumba
• Rhyming spiritual – Bahamanian hymns
• Rhythm and blues (R&B)
• Ricercar
• Rímur – Icelandic heroic epic songs
• Riot grrrl
• Rock
• Rock opera
• Rock and roll
• Rock en español
• Rockabilly
• Rocksteady
• Rococo
• Romantic period in music
• Ronggeng – a folk music from Malacca, Malaysia
• Roots reggae
• Roots rock
• Roots rock reggae
• Rumba

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