Medieval

Ballata
Estampie

Gregorian Chant

Madrigal (Trecento)

Motet

Organum

Saltarello

Renaissance
Ballade
Canzona

Carol

Chanson

Fantasia

o Chromatic fantasia

Galliard

Intermedio

Laude

Litany

Madrigal

Madrigal comedy

Madrigale spirituale

Mass

o Cyclic mass

o Parody mass

o Paraphrase mass

o Cantus firmus mass

 Motet

Motet-chanson

Opera

Pavane

Ricercar

Sequence

Tiento

Toccata

Baroque
Allemande
Canon

Cantata

Chaconne

Concerto

o Concerto grosso

o Solo concerto

Courante

Fugue

Gavotte

Gigue

Mass

Minuet

Opera

o Opera buffa

o Opera seria

Oratorio

Partita
 Passacaglia

Passepied

Prelude

Sarabande

Sinfonia

Sonata

o Flute sonata

o Trio sonata

Suite

Classical and Romantic

Bagatelle
Ballade

Ballet

o Classical ballet

Caprice

Carol

Concerto

o Cello concerto

o Clarinet concerto

o Double bass concerto

o Flute concerto

o Oboe concerto

o Piano concerto

o Trumpet concerto

o Viola concerto

o Violin concerto

Dance
 Divertimento

tude

Impromptu

Intermezzo

Mass

Mazurka

March

Music hall

Nocturne

Opera

o Ballad opera

o Opera buffa

o Opra comique

o Opera seria

o Operetta

o Overture

Concert overture

Symphonic poem

o Singspiel

o Zarzuela

o Concert Aria

Oratorio

Polonaise

Prelude

Quartet

o Piano quartet

o String quartet
 o Oboe quartet

Quintet

o Piano quintet

o String quintet

Requiem

Rhapsody

Rondo

Scherzo

Serenade

Sinfonia concertante

Sonata

o Piano sonata

o Violin sonata

o Viola sonata

o Cello sonata

o Flute sonata

o Clarinet sonata

o Bassoon sonata

Symphony

o Program symphony

o Choral symphony

Suite

Waltz

20th and 21st Century

Ballet
o Neoclassical ballet

o Contemporary ballet
 Blues

Burlesque

Cabaret

Concerto for Orchestra

Modern dance

Moment form

Minimal music

Musical theatre

Opera

Popular song

Protest song

Soundtrack

Vaudeville

Video game music