What is Genre? Here is The Definition, Scope and Types

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FEMUSINDO.com - The word genre comes from English which literally means flow, style or type in Indonesian.

Genre is the division of a particular art form or speech according to the criteria that are appropriate for that form.

Another definition, genre is a grouping of works based on the criteria that are appropriate for that form.

The scope of the word "genre" is usually limited to terms in the fields of art and culture. In all types of art, genre is a categorization without clear boundaries.

Genres are formed through convention, and many works cross several genres by borrowing and combining those conventions.

Genres (flow, style or type) can be found in various works, such as film, music, painting, dance and literature.

Film

Film genres are distinguished based on the same characters or patterns, such as setting, content, theme, story structure, action, and characters. Examples of film genres are drama, comedy, horror, adventure, action, animation, documentary, and family.

Music

Music genres are distinguished by their types, such as classical music, popular music, jazz, gospel, blues, rhythm and blues, funk, rock, metal, dangdut, and electronic.

Painting

Painting genres are distinguished by their types, such as romanticism, naturalism, realism, impressionism, fauvism, expressionism, cubism, dadaism, and surrealism.

Dance

Dance genres are distinguished by their types, such as ballet, modern dance, ballroom, contemporary, jazz, irish dance, tap dance, and traditional dance.

Literature

Literary genres are distinguished by their types, such as romantic, fanfiction, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, suspense, mystery, historical, horror, and realistic fiction. (*)