Exploring music like never before
Welcome to EML, a classification of music genres, media services and music-related economic activities, created for your web search.
Electronic Music
Electronic music movements whose production is not exclusively club-oriented: Downtempo, Drum'n Bass and Crossover Electronic. This Frame include also artists's repertoires with High-Tempo tracks whose main consumption is intendend for dancing but are not generally considered dance music.
Movies and Shows
Film Score, Theatre and Ballet Music. All tracks included in this Frame have been produced and distributed as integral part of movies soundtracks,accompaniment of theatre or balllets shows . Tracks published previously and then used in these kind of production or defined in other genres are not included in this Frame.
The first level features ten significant cultural movements, each serving as a pillar for the rich diversity of styles we enjoy today. In all the Entries page you can find a list of media services in which you can search the the term by clicking on the row.
Music Genres Classification
Search in the world of music using our classification of music movements, genres and styles and use the term of our taxonomy systems to find millions of results in the leading media services. EML is a free platform that you can use with no limits.
Our music classification includes genres of popular music , mainly from the second half of the centuryThousands of music genres subdivided in four levels for a gradual approach to the entry you need.
You can start from Music Frames to find the ten largest cultural movement in popular music. Music Frames embed styles and movements very different from each other but all of them have a common root. African American Music, Jazz, Rock Frame (a set of Metal, Rock and Punk), Dance Music or Electronic Music are all Music Frame.
If you want to have access to the standard genres etiquettes, you can start from Broad Genres, that encompass the boundaries of genres rules.
For example: Hip hop, Rock, Electronica, Folk, Western Pop , Latin Pop , International Pop ,Country, Metal, Punk, Funky, R'n'B &Soul, EDM, Blues , Downtempo are all Broad Genres.
If you want to search in more than one hundred terms you can start from level 3 Music Clusters.
Most of Clusters are created on their music features as style and the path of their historical movements. The Level 3 set in EML can be associated to the radio formats and many well-known genres as Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Space Rock, Soul, Rhythm and Blues, Electronic Blues, Arabic Pop, Alternative Metal, North American Folk, Caribbean Dance, Origin Jazz etc..
Some Clustes have been created on the basis of common language or geographical features as Francophone African Pop, East Asian Pop, Eastern EDM, Arabic Music etc.
The level 4, Music Genres is the set of basic units. In this test version you can find just a limited number of genres-around 800- but the level will be soon radically empowered.
A Music Genre in EML represent the largest definition of what can be strictly described with same music features.
Every Music Genres can have several subgenres, that in EML do not create a further level. They are listed in the features of the entry.
Note: in EML a music genre is a standard definition while a Music Genre is a specific entry of our Music System that could have been created for the purpose of this platform, the web search, and
Contents
Search by EMC Levels - Choose your music path
EMC - Euphonic Music Classification is one of the three taxonomy systems that simplifies the exploration of genres through a well-structured four-level approach. The hierarchical method allows users to gradually dive into the vast world of music, ensuring an enjoyable and insightful experience. Each level connects seamlessly to related content, helping users discover new sounds and styles as they navigate through carefully curated lists. Start your musical journey with EML and uncover the genres that resonate with you.
The second level unravels the complexity of music genres and styles through an affordable list of around thirty well-defined major set that are the well-know terms as Rock, Country, Hip Hop, EDM etc..Broad Genres articulates the origin and unique features of each genre. on slightly deeper level than the first level.
An organized and non standard classification of music genres
A systematic classification of music based on various criteria. A way to understand the diverse range of genres, styles, and subgenres that exist and upcoming. They provide a framework for organizing music collections, creating playlists, recommending similar music, or conducting in-depth studies on specific genres or musical trends. (3D image by Paolo Busellato)
Music industry related classes of economic activities for your searches
A hierarchical classification system that categorizes music related industries and economic activities based on their similarities and relationships. This classification system is often used for statistical analysis, economic research, and regulatory purposes.
Classes of media contents, services, formats and type
"A media taxonomy is a tool to juxtapose different media with respect to a variety of different criteria. Creating such a taxonomy can help better understand, discuss, and visualize media and how different they relate and differ from one another" (Jason Rissman - The University of Chicago)
