Pop (music)

Origin

The term of pop music is resulting from English popular music (popular music) and appeared in the years 1960 to indicate the rock' roll (named at the beginning rythm 'N blues by Ray Charles, name which will be then taken again by the Rolling Stones) and all the musics connected in opposition to the kinds having preceded them: Light music, varieties, traditional, Jazz, music of the French and international folklore, etc) In its generic meaning, it is used to qualify the popular Musique moment, without this one necessarily answering particular criteria of style.

If it is considered that the Beatles created or at least brought the pop music, then it is about a softened and more semi-sparkling transformation of Rock' roll. The first album will be Rubber Soul , however preceded by some songs of the album Help! , where figure in particular Yesterday .

Serge Gainsbourg was regarded at its beginnings as a singer of varieties and not of pop music at the time of the Javanese or the Poinçonneur of the Lilacs . Did its songs start to be catalogued in the pop one starting from creations as Which is in, which is out? .

Thereafter, the “pop” term (sometimes “Pop-rock'n'roll”) indicates a sub-genus appeared in the years 1950-1960. The Rock' roll does not evolve/move then to be subdivided in two principal branches, the Rock more faithful to the roots Blues from which it is resulting and the pop one which stresses more the melody S and the vocal Harmonie S. One can from this point of view consider that the pop one knows maturity with the advent of the Beatles, the representatives emblématiques of the branch rythm 'N blues were the Rolling Stones (which on late took again however the label Rock 'N roll ).

Today, the pop music comes to bring rhythmic dancing and light which is based much on the electronic instruments.

History

In the years 1970, the increasing marchandisation of the musical field brings the development of products expressly designed to reach a maximum popularity in a limited time. The image becomes an essential component of the Mix-marketing of the recording companies and the market is then fed regularly in “tube S” which are manufactured like products of current Consommation precipitating the depreciation of pop as a musical form. Years 1980 and 1990 will reinforce this tendency, the recording companies ensuring massive promotion artists selected sometimes more according to their physical appearance for their artistic qualities. The video Clip which underlines the vestimentary style and the choreographic capacities of the artist acquires an importance almost equal to that of the piece. Michael Jackson, adoubé King off pop by the media, conquers the undeniable statute of superstar field in particular thanks to the particular care taken to the setting in scene of its pieces (in particular the album Thriller ). Madonna ( queen off pop ) and Mylène Farmer will be able to make use of the same weapons. The term Queen off pop and King off pop also came to propose Madonna and Michael Jackson for the considerable rising of fans whom they gained by their music.

The end of the 20th century sees in the continuity of this movement the appearance of groups made up of all parts by the producers in order to answer waitings of their public: it is the time of the Boys band S then Girls band S bringing together individuals answering various stereotypes (rebel, romantic, etc) whose association must make it possible to correspond to the taste of each one (in particular teenagers and pre-teenagers which is their main target). This system reaches its paroxysm with certain groups whose members were selected only for their appearance and whose recordings make in fact call to other singers (cf Milli Vanilli).

In parallel, in the middle of the years 1990, of the musical groups continue a true music research in the line of the Beatles (Paul Weller, Blur, Pulp). This pop more sophisticated, with the more serious texts, sometimes subversive develops in particular in Great Britain where name “Britpop” asserts this specificity. This current can nevertheless be considered with the edge of the rock'n'roll.

The beginning of the 21e century is marked by the irruption of the Télé reality in the musical field with the creation of programs such as American Idol with the United States, imported into France in the form of the Star Academy , Popstars then With the research of new the star .

Characteristics

It is difficult to precisely define the pop music, this one growing rich by the influences of other musical currents when those become with mode (disco music, funk, hard rock, techno, etc). Generally, the pieces of music are adapted to frequent radio operator passages and thus seldom exceed a duration from three to four minutes. They have a simple structure (verse/refrain) and are often built around a reason musical hooker, easy to retain and with fredonner. The arrangement S and the instrumentation are subjected for a strong purpose of mode. The topics approached are generally light with a strong preponderance of the sentimental and festive topics.

By comparison with the rock'n'roll (musicalement more radical, frequently less politically correct in its texts even sometimes committed), the pop one is more consensual. The pop artists are in general less provocative (although some use the provocation as trademark).

See too

Latin pop
Popstar
Culture of youth

Simple: Pop music

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