celebratory music
Triumphant party soundtrack
Music meant to mark joyful occasions—weddings, victories, holidays, achievements.
Celebratory music tends toward major keys, upbeat tempos, and lyrics of triumph or gratitude.
The category spans genres: brass fanfares at graduations, pop anthems at parties, hymns at religious festivals.
The DJ played celebratory music as the team hoisted the trophy.
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- victory lapCelebratory post-competition circuit
- fight songSchool's rallying anthem
- chorusSingers performing together
- folk songsInherited communal music
traditional dances · fanfare · wedding songs · ticker tape · drum rolls · harmony · religious hymns · joy · happy birthday · sway · bells · anthem · standing ovation · drums · brass section · singing · clapping · tambourine
emotional tone/occasion
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Mournful commemorative music
funeral music · requiem · lament · threnody · funeral march