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- noun art A very small and specialized
genre
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Examples
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Then there's hip-hop from the reunited Reflection Eternal and locals Diamond District and Tabi Bonney, Kentucky Derby parties, an appearance by microgenre-hopping Chicago rockers Light Pollution, a warm-weather sundress festival, an Iranian post-punk band, an extremely nostalgic '80s dance party and much, much more.
Nightlife Agenda 2010
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The term "doom" – the microgenre that this Athens, Georgia trio are often filed under – doesn't even begin to describe the bleak, base-metal sounds they've been excavating for nearly two decades.
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Is it just me, or has the microgenre of library profiles been burgeoning?
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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Two of the most famous novels of this microgenre are, of course, Dragonriders of Pern and Eragon.
Historical Debut: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik Tia Nevitt 2008
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Two of the most famous novels of this microgenre are, of course, Dragonriders of Pern and Eragon.
Archive 2008-07-01 Tia Nevitt 2008
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The Internet, combined with low-cost or even no-cost digital tools, has led to an explosion of creativity, with millions of amateurs making music for every conceivable genre, sub-genre, and microgenre, and then sharing their creations online.
What’s the Future of the Music Industry? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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Here's a quote from my favorite bit of sfnal erotic humor, a microgenre in woefully short supply.
Sex, Swoony and Otherwise Walter Jon Williams 2007
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The Internet, combined with low-cost or even no-cost digital tools, has led to an explosion of creativity, with millions of amateurs making music for every conceivable genre, sub-genre, and microgenre, and then sharing their creations online.
What’s the Future of the Music Industry? A Freakonomics Quorum - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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In the same microgenre, I should mention The Friends of Dean Martinez probably more on this later.
over that, music items, and a wonderful word badger 2006
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The film is also more clear-eyed than this microgenre demands, with a minimum of manufactured sentiment and gauzy performance footage.
NYT > Home Page 2010
john commented on the word microgenre
See thinspo.
June 2, 2008