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Jul 13, 2023 · I. The Origins of Pop Music. Pop music emerged in the mid-20th century as a commercialized and easily accessible genre that appealed to a broad audience. Its roots can be traced back to various musical traditions, including jazz, blues, country, and folk.
Nov 21, 2023 · Pop music was initially inspired by jazz, ragtime, rock and roll, and blues. But as years go by, pop music evolves to incorporate new styles like disco, dance, electronic music, rap, R&B,...
- Pop music is defined by its confluence of different music genres, smooth sound, relatively short duration, and mainly commercial orientation. Pop m...
- Many consider pop music to be its own genre. However, the reality is that pop music is a style more so than a genre, because it combines elements o...
- Pop music originates from various other musical genres such as ragtime, jazz, big band orchestra, blues and rock and roll. Pop music is also influe...
Feb 12, 2019 · Yet the concept of cultural evolution of music itself ("musical evolution") remains largely undeveloped by musicologists, despite an explosion of recent research on cultural evolution in related...
- Patrick E. Savage
- psavage@sfc.keio.ac.jp
- 2019
Learning Objectives. Assess the impact of three technologies that changed the face of the music industry. Determine the influences and characteristics of each genre of popular music. Describe the evolution of pop music throughout the last century.
Definitions and etymology [ edit] David Hatch and Stephen Millward describe pop music as "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk music". [9] . According to Pete Seeger, pop music is "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music". [3] .
Jun 22, 2023 · The 1950s and 1960s witnessed the birth of pop music as a distinct genre, blending influences from rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country music. Rock and roll contributed its energetic rhythms and rebellious attitude, while rhythm and blues added soulful vocals and emotional depth.
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May 6, 2015 · Working with digitized music files, a team of scientists led by Matthias Mauch at Queen Mary University of London analyzed roughly 17,000 songs that charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...
