contemporary music
Today's musical works
Contemporary music refers to music being composed and performed in the present era, as distinct from historical periods like baroque or classical.
In academic contexts, it typically means art music from the mid-20th century onward, often experimental or avant-garde in approach.
More broadly, it can simply mean current popular music: The station plays contemporary music aimed at younger listeners.
- ambientOf the surroundings
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- lo-fi beatsRelaxed, vintage-sounding instrumentals
- bedroom producerSolo artist recording at home
- popFizzy drink, regionally
autotune · hip-hop · TikTok hit · Björk · drop · beat · globalization · mix · avant-garde · sampling · looping · experimental · genre bending · post-rock · indie · neo-soul · playlist · streaming platforms
- Modern Worshipworship bands, worship songs, worship leaders, sound systems, projector screens
- French MusicEdith Piaf, chanson, French jazz, French pop, Debussy
- chamber musicstring quartet, string quartets, piano trios, piano quintet, piano quartet
- music majorscomposition, vocal performance, conducting, musicology, accompanying
- brass quintettrumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, horn
contemporary musicearly music
Pre-1750 Western compositions
medieval music · Renaissance music · classical music · Gregorian chant · Romantic music
contemporary musicclassical music
Western orchestral tradition
traditional music · canonical works · old masters · Romantic music