While it was not the actual " Birthplace of Hip Hop " – the genre developed slowly in several places in the 1970s – it was verified to be the place where one of the pivotal and formative events occurred.

The early Norwegian black metal scene developed the style of their forebears into a distinct genre.

In Europe the more restrained type of comedy was developed in substantial quantities in France, with the films of Max Linder for Pathé representing the summit of the genre from 1910 onwards.

During the 1960s and 70s, Italian filmmakers Mario Bava, Riccardo Freda, Antonio Margheriti and Dario Argento developed giallo horror films that become classics and influenced the genre in other countries.

During the last years of the Russian Empire, in the early 20th century, many authors continued to write in the gothic fiction genre, including historian and historical fiction writer Alexander Valentinovich Amfiteatrov, Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev, who developed psychological characterization, symbolist Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov, Alexander Grin, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov and Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin.

A new literary genre developed from this tradition as well.

This style of game was also historically referred to within the MUD genre as " adventure games ", but video gaming as a whole has developed a meaning of " adventure game " that is greatly at odds with this usage.

After Clan Undead's 1997 work Operation Bayshield built on the earliest Quake movies by introducing narrative conventions of linear media and sketch comedy reminiscent of the television show Saturday Night Live, the New-York-based ILL Clan further developed the genre in machinima through works including Apartment Huntin ' and Hardly Workin '.

Of greater sophistication was the motet, which developed from the clausula genre of mediaeval plainchant and would become the most popular form of mediaeval polyphony.

The use of " minotaur " as a common noun to refer to members of a generic race of bull-headed creatures developed much later, in 20th-century fantasy genre fiction.

Just as intermedi had once been performed in-between the acts of stage plays, operas in the new comic genre of " intermezzi ", which developed largely in Naples in the 1710s and ' 20s, were initially staged during the intermissions of opera seria.

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

The game engine developed for Quake, the Quake engine, popularized several major advances in the 3D game genre: polygonal models instead of prerendered sprites ; full 3D level design instead of a 2. 5D map ; prerendered lightmaps ; and allowing end users to partially program the game ( in this case with QuakeC ), which popularized fan-created modifications ( mods ).

Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in 1950s America and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States.

The name swing later came to be applied to an early genre of jazz that developed from ragtime.

Although perhaps most developed as a genre and community in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, science fiction is a worldwide phenomenon.

music, they also developed a separate genre that was more in line with their politics: Rock Against Communism ( RAC ).

After releasing several unsuccessful games for the Famicom, Square relocated to Ueno, Tokyo in 1987 and developed a role-playing video game titled Final Fantasy, inspired by Enix's success with the genre, Dragon Quest ( later released in North America as Dragon Warrior ).

Trip hop developed into a diversified genre that is no longer limited to the " deep, dark style " of the early years, eliminating the original impression of trip hop as " dark and gloomy ".

Yoshiki Okamoto's team developed the most accurate joystick and button scanning routine in the genre thus far.

The genre is known for a number of common conventions that were developed early on, but these do not necessarily appear in all board wargames.

The themes, settings and characters developed in these stories culminated in his first novel, Neuromancer, which garnered critical and commercial success, virtually initiating the cyberpunk literary genre.

" One of the conventions of the genre that developed during the period was of a cross-section of the American people who come together with a common purpose for the good of the country, i. e. the need for mobilization.

The genre of the martial or military romance also developed during the Tang Dynasty.

Genji follows the traditional format of monogatari — telling a tale — particularly evident in its use of a narrator, but Keene claims Murasaki developed the genre far beyond its bounds, and by doing so created a form that is utterly modern.

Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre characteristic, though the degree to which the faith appears in the music varies from artist to artist.

The genre has again found favour in Spain and elsewhere: younger people, in particular, have been drawn to its lyrical music and theatrical spectacle.

Nick 13's emphasis on melody and his lyrical inspirations from various types of literature have helped to distinguish them from some of the more " novelty " aspects the psychobilly genre sometimes embraces.

Hot Heads expanded the lyrical format of the genre to include socio-political issues.

The shanty genre was typified by flexible lyrical forms, which in practice provided for much improvisation and the ability to lengthen or shorten a song to match the circumstances.

The lyrical expression of cultural identity and addressing Pakistan's political and social problems is vital in making hip hop a popular growing genre.

William Jelani Cobb stated in his book To the Break of Dawn that his rapping had " stepped outside " of the preceding era of old school hip hop and that while the vocabulary and lyrical dexterity of newer rappers had improved, it was " nowhere near what Rakim introduced to the genre ".

" The lyrical content of horrorcore is sometimes described as being similar to that of death metal, and some have referred to the genre as death rap.

Calypso is a lyrical Trinidadian genre, related to several styles found through the Antillean music area.

The lyrical artist established the genre through his album Young, Black en Gifted to accommodate his rhythmical rapping with slow tempo kwaito beats.

Whereas commercial responsibilities within modern grime render lyricism within the genre a slow drawl with lyrical concepts indebted to the US, UK Rappers per se are often evocative, as well as original.

The genre was now centred on a model similar to that of contemporary realist literature, mainly with the musical form of lyrical one-act farces.

" Nick Levine from Digital Spy said " if ' Your Disco Needs You ' doesn't put a smile on your face you need a new shrink [...]"</ ref > http :// www. digitalspy. co. uk / music / thesound / a229821 / kylie-revisited-7-light-years. html </ ref > A compilation review entitled Rainbow Love Boat which was reviewed by Allmusic had said that " Your Disco Needs You " was " genuinely fun, exciting songs that may not be lyrical triumphs, but that fact is of little importance in the genre.

The conga, a term widely believed to be derived from the African region of Congo, is both a lyrical and danceable genre, rooted in the music of carnival troupes or comparsas.

In late 1964 The Byrds recorded an electrified cover version of Bob Dylan's " Mr Tambourine Man ", in which The Byrds combined the pop-rock instrumentation and close harmonies made popular by The Beatles and The Beach Boys with the earnest lyrical approach of the Anglo-American folk genre.

Responses to his work in the genre were mixed, with readers liking his subtle, lyrical and moving stories, but some SF critics responded harshly.

In compositions of this genre, the chord progression may be repeated indefinitely, with melodic and lyrical variation forming the musical interest.

They have been described as " anticipating the grunge rock sound of the ' 90s " and were credited with bringing intelligence and lyrical diversity to the heavy metal genre.

Her Divine Intervention album released in 1986 was the first filk genre release to combine the lyrical elements with orchestral and rock arrangements.

The band was part of a pioneer movement in the underground music community and were particularly known for their unusual song styles, instrumentation and lyrical content within the rock genre.

In a review of his fourth string quartet, the Washington Post cited the work ’ s “ jewel-like craftsmanship ,” saying, “ Dillon ’ s control of time was a conspicuously imaginative element throughout .” Gramophone called his recording Insects and Paper Airplanes “ Sly and mysterious … just when you thought the string quartet may have reached the edge of sonic possibilities, along comes a composer who makes something novel, haunting and whimsical of the genre … Each score is an arresting and appealing creation, full of fanciful and lyrical flourishes … Highly recommended .” And Musicweb International commented on “ music that is often profound without being pretentious, sometimes light-hearted but never ' lite ', humorous without being arch, and immensely appealing but never frivolous.

Some felt that the band was overlooked by mainstream fans because of the limited appeal of this particular genre of music at the time, as well as the dramatic shift in lyrical content between the two albums.

# The members do not use previously written material in their session, although broad details such as genre, mood, key, lyrical subject matter, or time signatures can be planned ahead.

The Pahari school developed and flourished during 17th-19th centuries stretching from Jammu to Almora and Garhwal, in the sub-Himalayan India, through Himachal Pradesh, and each creating stark variations within the genre, ranging from bold intense Basohli Painting, originating from Basohli in Jammu and Kashmir, to the delicate and lyrical Kangra paintings, which became synonymous to the style before other schools of paintings developed, which reached its pinnacle with paintings of Radha and Krishna, inspired by Jayadev's Gita Govinda.