popular music

popular music
Any genre of music that has a wide appeal amongst the general public of a society dominated by urban culture and advanced technology, especially music with less complexity than "classical music".

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  • Popular music — Popular songs redirects here. For the album by Yo La Tengo, see Popular Songs. Popular song redirects here. For songs called Popular , see Popular (song). This article is about popular music of various genres. For the pop music genre, see Pop… …   Wikipedia

  • popular music — popular music, pop music The two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for music of all ages that appeals to popular tastes (e.g. one can refer to nineteenth century popular music, the popular music of Greece, etc). Pop… …   Modern English usage

  • Popular Music —   [englisch/amerikanisch, pɔpjʊlə(r) mjuːzɪk; wörtlich »populäre Musik«], kommerzielle Kategorie und Bezeichnung einer Rubrik in den Charts, unter der die jeweils meistverkauften Musiktitel zusammengefasst sind. Musikalisch ist der in den USA… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • popular music — Any music intended to be received and appreciated by ordinary people in a literate, technologically advanced society dominated by urban culture. Unlike traditional folk music, popular music is written by known individuals, usually professionals,… …   Universalium

  • popular music — noun any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑popular music genre • Hypernyms: ↑music genre, ↑musical genre, ↑genre, ↑musical style …   Useful english dictionary

  • Popular music pedagogy — alternatively called Rock music pedagogy, Popular music education, or Rock music education is a recent development in the field of music education consisting of the application of the systematic teaching and learning of rock music and other forms …   Wikipedia

  • Popular music of Manchester — Contents 1 The pop groups of the 1960s and early 1970s 2 The Sex Pistols at the Free Trade Hall and Punk Rock 3 Factory Records and the post punk period 4 …   Wikipedia

  • popular music genre — noun any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) • Syn: ↑popular music • Hypernyms: ↑music genre, ↑musical genre, ↑genre, ↑musical style • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Popular music artists from Atlanta — Atlanta, Georgia has a thriving music industry and is home to many famous hip hop and R B musicians. Jermaine Dupri s 2001 hip hop single Welcome to Atlanta (feat. Ludacris) declares Atlanta the new Motown , referencing the city of Detroit,… …   Wikipedia

  • popular music — noun music appealing to the popular taste, including rock, pop, reggae, dance music, etc …   English new terms dictionary

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