Genealogy of musical genres
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The genealogy of musical genres is the pattern of musical genres that have contributed to the development of new genres. Evolution in musical instruments<ref> Template:Cite book </ref> in technology and in culture can influence the evolution of musical genres.<ref> Template:Cite book </ref>
Genealogical charts or family trees of musical genres show how new genres have emerged from existing genres and how multiple genres have contributed to a new genre. Since music can be endlessly broken down into smaller and smaller categories, a genealogical chart will usually focus on one major genre and its different strains. How these developed out of one another is shown in a genealogical chart, often with major figures or innovators of each subgenre.
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