Religious / Sacred

72 genres · 52 relations

Family tree

Nested derivation, modernization and influence relationships within this category. Genres with multiple parents are placed under their primary parent; secondary parents are annotated as “(also from…)”.

Vedic Chanting-1500–
Zoroastrian Liturgical Music-1200–
Theravada Pali Chanting-250–
Coptic Chant100–
- Ethiopian Christian Chant350–
Muak / Korean Shamanic Ritual Music100–
Daoist Ritual Music200–
Syriac Chant200–
- Byzantine Chant330–
  - Znamenny Chant1000–
- Armenian Chant400–
Fanbei (Chinese Buddhist Chant)250–
- Korean Buddhist Chant (Beompae)800–
- Shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist Chant)800–
  - Kagura (Shinto Ritual Music)800–
Ambrosian Chant380–
Gallican Chant450–
Mozarabic Chant500–
Plainchant600–
- Renaissance Mass1420–
- Holy Minimalism1976–(also from Renaissance Mass)
Adhan / Call to Prayer622–
Qur'anic Recitation (Tajweed / Tilawa)650–
- Nasheed800–
  - Madih Nabawi1200–
- Qawwali1300–(also from Persian Sufi Music)
Old Roman Chant700–
Tibetan Buddhist Chant800–
Mikagura (Imperial Court Shinto Music)850–
Jain Stavan1000–
Persian Sufi Music1000–
Hazzanut / Cantorial Music1100–
- Israeli Religious Popular Music1960–(also from Hasidic Niggun)
Ifá Music (Yoruba Divination)1100–
- Candomblé Music1820–
- Santería / Lucumí Music1820–
Mizrahi Liturgical Music1100–
Sephardic Liturgical Music1100–
Bhajan1200–
Christmas Carols1200–
Hadra1200–
Motet1220–
- Passion1500–
Sema (Mevlevi Whirling Ceremony)1250–
Dhrupad1450–
Gurbani Kirtan1500–
Kirtan1500–
Genevan Psalter1539–
Beninese Vodun Music1600–
- Haitian Vodou Music1700–
Oratorio1620–
Carnatic Devotional Music1700–
Gnawa1700–
Negro Spirituals1700–
- Black Gospel1930–(also from Pentecostal / Charismatic Worship)
Hasidic Niggun1750–
White Spirituals1780–
- Sacred Harp / Shape-note Singing1844–
- Country Gospel1925–
Bahá'í Music1844–
Peyote Songs / Native American Church1880–
Gospel1900–
Pentecostal / Charismatic Worship1906–
- Contemporary Christian Music1969–
Southern Gospel1910–
Nyabinghi Drumming1930–
Bluegrass Gospel1945–
Misa Criolla / Latin American Folk Mass1964–
- Gregorian Chant750–(also from Gallican Chant, Old Roman Chant)
  - Lutheran Chorale1524–
    - Hymnody1700–(also from Genevan Psalter)
  - Anglican Chant1550–

Network diagram (supplementary)

All relationships (siblings, fusions and the rest) drawn as a graph. Use the family tree above for the overall structure; this view fills in the cross-links.

Legend

lineage (derived / modernized / regional)influencesibling / fused

Relationships between genres in the Religious / Sacred category (all edge types included).

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Religious / Sacred

Family tree

Network diagram (supplementary)

Genres in this category