Italo dance
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Italo dance is a melodic, synth-driven style of European dance music that evolved from Italo disco and Eurodance, characterized by catchy hooks and upbeat, club-oriented rhythms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italo disco | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | music genre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
European dance music scene
ⓘ
Italian record labels ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivativeOf |
Eurodance
ⓘ
Italo disco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
early 1990s
ⓘ
mid-1990s ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dancefloor orientation
ⓘ
radio-friendly song structures ⓘ strong melodic focus ⓘ uplifting mood ⓘ use of vocal samples ⓘ verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| musicFusionGenreOf |
Eurodance
ⓘ
Italo disco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularity |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| sharesCharacteristicsWith |
Euro house
ⓘ
Eurodance NERFINISHED ⓘ Italo disco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Euro house
ⓘ
Eurobeat ⓘ Eurodance ⓘ Hi-NRG NERFINISHED ⓘ Italo disco NERFINISHED ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| subgenreOf |
Eurodance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italo disco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | typically 125–140 BPM ⓘ |
| typicalElement |
anthemic choruses
ⓘ
catchy hooks ⓘ club-oriented arrangement ⓘ female vocals ⓘ four-on-the-floor beat ⓘ male vocals ⓘ melodic synthesizer leads ⓘ upbeat rhythms ⓘ |
| typicalInstrument |
drum machine
ⓘ
electronic keyboard ⓘ sampler ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
dance compilations
ⓘ
discotheques ⓘ nightclubs ⓘ radio charts ⓘ |
| usesMusicalScale |
major key
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minor key ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Italo disco