Popular Music Flashcards
ALSO CALLED THE “PEOPLES MUSIC”
IS SAID TO BE THE MUSIC OF THE MAJORITY, SOMETHING APPRECIATED AR HAS APPEALED MAN.
Popular Music
DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS OF POP MUSIC (ACID)
ACCESSIBILITY AND CATCHINESS
CULTURAL REFLECTION
INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGY
DIVERSITY OF GENRES
it is a light, simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed of short stanzas and adapted for singing. It is a simple song, especially one sentimental or romantic character, having 2 or more stanzas all sang to the same melody.
Ballad
It is a black popular music of the 1950’s. It is a combination of different popular music genres like jazz, gospel and blues. Also in quadruple meter with danceable speed.
Rhythm and Blues (R&B)
a popular style evolved in the 1950’s from a combination of rnb and country-western music characteristics. Famous performer of this genre were Ray Charles and James Brown.
Rock and Roll
“KING OF ROCK AND ROLL”. His hit songs were “Love me Tender,” “Hound Dog,” and “Heartbreak Hotel.”
Elvis Presley
this British rock group was formed in 1960 in Liverpool, England . The group consisted of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. “Love me do, I want to hold your hand, Twist and shout, hey jude, yesterday, let it be and Yellow Submarine were some of their best-selling songs.
The Beatles
Members of The Beatles
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr
a style of pop music in the 1970’s and is distinguished form of dance music. Its name is derived from French DISCOTHEQUE, which means a type of dance-oriented nightclub that first appeared in 1960’s.
Disco
a spoken word delivered quickly in rhymed verses. It is a rock music that evolved in the 1970’s. it is accompanied by hip-hop music.
Rap
started in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. It is a do-it-yourself type of music of different musical bands. Its definition refers to its distinction from typical rock music, which is expressed by distorting the guitar sound in a different and defiant attitude.
Alternative
