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Although much of the music that appears on [[record chart]]s is seen as pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and [[Hook (music)|hooks]], short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the [[verse–chorus form|verse-chorus structure]]), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, [[urban contemporary|urban]], [[dance music|dance]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], and [[country music|country]].
Although much of the music that appears on [[record chart]]s is seen as pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and [[Hook (music)|hooks]], short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the [[verse–chorus form|verse-chorus structure]]), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, [[urban contemporary|urban]], [[dance music|dance]], [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], and [[country music|country]].
==Definitions and etymology{{anchor|Etymology}}==
David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop music as "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk musics".<ref>D. Hatch and S. Millward, ''From Blues to Rock: an Analytical History of Pop Music'' (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1987), {{ISBN|0-7190-1489-1}}, p. 1.</ref>
According to [[Pete Seeger]], pop music is "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music".<ref name=pc1>{{Gilliland |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19745/m1/ |title=Show 1 – Play A Simple Melody: Pete Seeger on the origins of pop music}}</ref>
David Boyle, a music researcher, states pop music as any type a music that a person has been exposed to by the mass media. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Boyle|first=J. David|last2=Hosterman|first2=Glenn L.|last3=Ramsey|first3=Darhyl S.|date=1981-04-01|title=Factors Influencing Pop Music Preferences of Young People|url=https://doi.org/10.2307/3344679|journal=Journal of Research in Music Education|language=en|volume=29|issue=1|pages=47–55|doi=10.2307/3344679|issn=0022-4294}}</ref> Most individuals think that pop music is just the [[record chart|singles charts]] and not the sum of all chart music. The music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including [[classical music|classical]], [[jazz]], [[rock music|rock]], and [[novelty song]]s. As a genre, pop music is seen to exist and develop separately.<ref>R. Serge Denisoff and William L. Schurk, ''Tarnished Gold: the Record Industry Revisited'' (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 3rd edn., 1986), {{ISBN|0-88738-618-0}}, pp. 2–3.</ref> Therefore, the term "pop music" may be used to describe a distinct genre, designed to appeal to all, often characterized as "instant singles-based music aimed at teenagers" in contrast to rock music as "album-based music for adults".<ref name=Firth2001/>{{refn|Musicologist Allan Moore surmises that the term "pop music" itself may have been popularized by [[Pop art]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Moore|first=Allan F.|title=Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S6DeCwAAQBAJ|year=2016|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-1-317-05265-4}}</ref>}}
Pop music continuously evolves along with the term's definition. According to music writer Bill Lamb, popular music is defined as "the music since industrialization in the 1800s that is most in line with the tastes and interests of the urban middle class."<ref name="What Is Pop Music">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-pop-music-3246980|title=What Is Pop Music?|last = Lamb |first =Bill|website = ThoughtCo.|date = 29 September 2018 }}</ref> The term "pop song" was first used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal".<ref name=OED>J. Simpson and E. Weiner, ''Oxford English Dictionary''(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989). {{ISBN|0-19-861186-2}}, cf. pop.</ref> Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in [[country music|country]], [[blues]], and [[hillbilly music]].<ref>D. Hatch and S. Millward, ''From Blues to Rock: an Analytical History of Pop Music'', {{ISBN|0-7190-1489-1}}, p. 49.</ref>
[[File: Rolling stones - 11 luglio 2006 - san siro.jpg|thumb|left|''The Oxford Dictionary of Music'' states that the term "pop" refers to music performed by such artists as  [[the Rolling Stones]] (pictured here in a 2006 performance).]]

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This article is about a specific music genre. For popular music in general, see Popular music. For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation).
"Pop song" redirects here. For other uses, see Pop Song.
Pop
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsMid-1950s,[4] United States and United Kingdom
Derivative forms
Subgenres
Fusion genres
Regional scenes
Other topics

Pop is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.[4] The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. Rock and pop remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which pop became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible.

Although much of the music that appears on record charts is seen as pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, urban, dance, Latin, and country.

Definitions and etymology

David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop music as "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk musics".[5] According to Pete Seeger, pop music is "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music".[3] David Boyle, a music researcher, states pop music as any type a music that a person has been exposed to by the mass media. [6] Most individuals think that pop music is just the singles charts and not the sum of all chart music. The music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including classical, jazz, rock, and novelty songs. As a genre, pop music is seen to exist and develop separately.[7] Therefore, the term "pop music" may be used to describe a distinct genre, designed to appeal to all, often characterized as "instant singles-based music aimed at teenagers" in contrast to rock music as "album-based music for adults".[4][9]

Pop music continuously evolves along with the term's definition. According to music writer Bill Lamb, popular music is defined as "the music since industrialization in the 1800s that is most in line with the tastes and interests of the urban middle class."[10] The term "pop song" was first used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal".[11] Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country, blues, and hillbilly music.[12]

The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that the term "pop" refers to music performed by such artists as the Rolling Stones (pictured here in a 2006 performance).
  1. ↑ Traditional Pop, Allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Grove
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 1 – Play A Simple Melody: Pete Seeger on the origins of pop music" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Firth2001
  5. ↑ D. Hatch and S. Millward, From Blues to Rock: an Analytical History of Pop Music (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1987), ISBN 0-7190-1489-1, p. 1.
  6. ↑ Boyle, J. David; Hosterman, Glenn L.; Ramsey, Darhyl S. (1981-04-01). "Factors Influencing Pop Music Preferences of Young People". Journal of Research in Music Education. 29 (1): 47–55. doi:10.2307/3344679. ISSN 0022-4294.
  7. ↑ R. Serge Denisoff and William L. Schurk, Tarnished Gold: the Record Industry Revisited (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 3rd edn., 1986), ISBN 0-88738-618-0, pp. 2–3.
  8. ↑ Moore, Allan F. (2016). Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-05265-4.
  9. ↑ Musicologist Allan Moore surmises that the term "pop music" itself may have been popularized by Pop art.[8]
  10. ↑ Lamb, Bill (29 September 2018). "What Is Pop Music?". ThoughtCo.
  11. ↑ J. Simpson and E. Weiner, Oxford English Dictionary(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989). ISBN 0-19-861186-2, cf. pop.
  12. ↑ D. Hatch and S. Millward, From Blues to Rock: an Analytical History of Pop Music, ISBN 0-7190-1489-1, p. 49.
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