Eras
1850–1899
Historical context
- 1859WorldDarwin publishes 'On the Origin of Species'
- 1865WorldUS Civil War ends — groundwork for the blues
- 1876TechBell invents the telephone
- 1877TechEdison invents the phonograph
- 1888TechBerliner develops the disc record
Genres of this era
- Blues & CountryBlues1890North America
- Latin & CaribbeanCumbia1850South America
- Latin & CaribbeanMariachi1850South America
- Latin & CaribbeanMerengue1850Caribbean
- Latin & CaribbeanTango1880South America
- ClassicalGhazal1850South Asia
- PopChanson1880Western Europe
- Latin & CaribbeanRumba (Cuban)1880Caribbean
- Folk & WorldNorteño1880South America
- JazzRagtime1890North America
- Folk & WorldBaila1850South Asia
- Folk & WorldBhatiali1850South Asia
- ClassicalCantonese Opera1850East Asia
- Latin & CaribbeanChacarera1850South America
- Folk & WorldCigányzene1850Eastern Europe
- Folk & WorldErrenzhuan1850East Asia
- ClassicalHuangmei Opera1850East Asia
- Folk & WorldKlapa1850Balkans
- Folk & WorldMarinera1850Andes
- Folk & WorldMorna1850West Africa
- Folk & WorldOld-Time Music1850North America
- Folk & WorldSardana1850Western Europe
- ClassicalSichuan Opera1850East Asia
- Folk & WorldSinawi1850East Asia
- ClassicalThumri1850South Asia
- ClassicalWagnerian Music Drama1850Central Europe
- Folk & WorldKouta1855East Asia
- Folk & WorldChastushka1860Eastern Europe
- ClassicalCzech Nationalism1860Central Europe
- ClassicalThe Mighty Handful1860Eastern Europe
- Folk & WorldTongan Lakalaka1860Oceania
- Electronic & DanceChoro1870South America
- Latin & CaribbeanMilonga1870South America
- Folk & WorldKroncong1880Southeast Asia
- Folk & WorldKundiman1880Southeast Asia
- Folk & WorldNaniwa-bushi1880East Asia
- ClassicalNhạc Tài Tử1880Southeast Asia
- SacredPeyote Songs / Native American Church1880North America
- Folk & WorldSōran-bushi1880East Asia
- ClassicalSpanish Nationalism1880Southern Europe
- Folk & WorldTaarab1880East Africa
- Folk & WorldTsugaru Min'yō1880East Asia
- Folk & WorldTsugaru-jamisen1880East Asia
- Folk & WorldBanda Sinaloense1885South America
- ClassicalMusical Impressionism1890Western Europe
- ClassicalSanjo1890East Asia
- Latin & CaribbeanTrova / Nueva Trova1890Caribbean
- ClassicalVerismo1890Southern Europe