The History Of Pop Music.

About Pop Music.

A term that originally derives from an abbreviation of
"popular.
The genre popular music originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving
and roll.
The term "pop song" is first recorded as being used in 1926
According to Grove Music Online, the term "pop music" "originated in
Britain in the mid-1950s as a description for rock and roll and the new
youth music styles that it influenced
Chambers' Dictionary mentions the contemporary usage of the term "pop
art"
Since the late 1950s, however, pop has had the special meaning of nonclassical music.
Some of the most well known names in history such as; The Beatles, Michael
Jackson, The rolling Stones, ABBA etc

Early Pop Music.

Early British popular music, in the sense of commercial music
enjoyed by the people, can be seen to originate in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries with the arrival of the broadside ballad as a
result of the print revolution, which were sold cheaply and in great
numbers until the nineteenth century. Further technological,
economic and social changes led to new forms of music in the
nineteenth century, including the brass band, which produced a
popular and communal form of classical music. Similarly, the Music
hall sprang up to cater for the entertainment of new urban societies,
adapting existing forms of music to produce popular songs and acts.
In the 1930s, the influence of American Jazz led to the creation of
British dance bands, who provided a social and popular music that
began to dominate social occasions and the radio airwaves.
Parlour music" was popular music performed in the parlours of middle
class homes by amateur singers and pianists.
Broadside ballads were arguably the first form of commercial popular
music in Britain. They were a product of the development of cheap print
from the sixteenth century.

Origins Of Pop Music.

Pop music, which accounts for the majority of the
music on today's charts, is an a genre which
includes a mix of many different styles of music
which vary from jazz to country; rock and roll to
rap; be-bop to hip-hop.
Sheet music was a big thing with pop music, as it
literally Written song notes, which would get
families together and then played on an
instrument.
Publishers of sheet music set up companies to
meet the demand of those desiring their products,
and would often scout out new composers and

Origins Of Pop Music Continued...

When pianos gave way to the phonograph around the
beginning of the 20th century, popular renditions of
music followed with them.
By the mid 1920s, a new music called jazz with a new
peculiar rhythm.
Later African derived art form music called
"blues,soon helped transform the music that was
heard.

Features Of Pop Music.

The most significant feature of the pop music
industry of the late 18th and early 19th centuries
was the extent of its focus on the commodity form
ofsheet music.
Pop music is generally described as very commercial
friendly, marketable and memorable, with either
vocals, lyrics, instruments, or a combination of all
three creating catchy choruses or verses.
The goal is to automatically create visual content in
responses to the feature extracted from the music.
To give a visually coherent representation of the
sound.

The 50s !
1956: Elvis Presley emerges as one of the world's first rock stars. With so
many hit songs, he was referred to as 'the king of rock n roll'. He is one
of the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music.
1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartneyIn March 1957 John Lennon
formed a skiffle group called The Quarrymen. McCartney met Lennon on
6 July 1957, and agreed to join the group a few days later.
1957: The first official Quarry Men performanceThe first "official" public,
albeit unsuccessful, performance by The Quarry Men - they failed to
impress when they auditioned before the promoter Carroll Levis.
Late 1950s: The English rock music group 'Beatles' was formed.John
Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr were the members
of the group. Most lyrics and music were written by Lennon and
McCartney. The decade 1960-70 was dominated by the Beatles.
In 1958: Michael Jackson and Madonna were born, these are 2 of the
most well people in the pop music industry.

Notable Pop Artists in the 50s.

Bill Haley and His Comets

ElvisPresley
Danny & the Juniors

The 60s !
1960: Pete Best joins the Beatles, The group invited
Pete Best to become their drummer on 12 August
1960. Four days after hiring Best, the group left for
Hamburg. The Beatles began a 48-night residency in
Hamburg at Bruno Koschmider's Indra Club.
1961: American country singer 'Patsy Cline' becomes a
mainstream pop music hit.Cline was the first female
vocalist who adapted to the change and became a
successful pop singer.
Ziggy Marley is born: David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born
October 17, 1968, Trenchtown, Jamaica) is a four-time
Grammy-winning Jamaican musician and leader of the

Notable Pop Artists of the 60s.

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

The 70s !
1972: Michael Jackson's first solo hit "Ben" reaches No. 1"Ben" is
a number-one hit song recorded by the teenager Michael
Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. The song, theme of a 1972
film of the same name, spent one week at the top of the U.S.
pop chart. It also reached number-one on the Australian pop
chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot.
1974: Michael Jackson introduces "The Robot"In 1974, during a
performance on "Soul Train," Jackson introduced a dance called
the robot.
1975-83: Popularity of disco and hip-hop lead to the popularity
of pop.The movie Saturday Night Fever was released. 'Disco
music' gained popularity. 'Hip-hop' emerged as a blend of rock,
jazz, and soul with African drumming in the New York City.
Nonstop music videos were released by MTV.Catsbegan its
journey. The debut album of Madonna "Holiday" becomes a hit.

Notable Pop Artists of the 70s.

Queen

Abba
Jackson Five

The 80s !
1983: The red hot chilli peppers were formed.
1983: Michael Jackson popularizes the moonwalk. The
moonwalk or backslide is a dance technique that presents the
illusion that the dancer is stepping forward while actually
moving backward.
1985: Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"The video becomes a
classic, and is still one of the most notable videos to date now.
1985: Britney Spears emerges as a star of the music world. At
age 8, she made her musical television debut on Star Search.
In 1999, about 1,319,193 copies of "...Baby One More Time"
were sold in the first week after release.
1989: Taylor Allison Swift Is Born. Swift was born in the city of
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Notable Pop Artists of the 80s.

Bon Jovi

U2

Genesis

The 90s !
1990s: Various famous groups made pop music more
popularGrunge rock was formed in Seattle, Backstreet
Boys and Blackstreet were formed, the movie "Titanic"
and the song "My Heart Will Go On," became popular.
1992: Radiohead releases their first single, "Creep.
1998: "Coldplay" formedThe band finally settled on the
name "Coldplay" which was suggested by Tim
Crompton, a local student who had been using the
name for his group.

Notable Pop Artists of the 90s.

Spice Girls

Boys II Men
Backstreet Boys

The 2000s
2001: Keane releases second single "Wolf at the Door""Wolf at the Door"
is a song performed and composed by English alternative rock band
Keane and happened to be their second single release ever.
2002: Increased impact of television shows,Kelly Clarkson becomes the
first American Idol.
2003: Marshall Mathers, known as Eminem, rapper of the evergreen "The
Slim Shady LP" gained popularity. Eminem was a radio and video
superstar. In 2003, he won an Oscar for the song "Lose Yourself," from "8
Mile". He was the first rapper to win an Oscar.
2009 June 25: Death of Michael JacksonAmerican singer Michael Jackson
died after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in the Holmby Hills
neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Notable Pop Artists of the 2000s.

Black Eyed Peas

Gorillaz

Coldplay
OutKast

Instruments used.
The instruments used to produce pop music are guitar, bass, piano, drums,
amplifiers, cymbals, electric organs, electric pianos, electric keyboard and
polyphonic tape playback keyboard.
Guitars are common inpopmusic. Types of guitars used in this type of
music include bass guitars, acoustic guitars and electric guitars.
Drums in pop music can be played by a drummer on a drum kit or they can
be produced electronically by a computer. Computer drums have a more
digital sound that can feel robotic and less natural than drums played by a
person.
Vocals are the leading force of pop music. Music is often structured to fit
around the lyrics written by the vocalist. Types of vocals can include
singing, screaming, rapping or spoken word.
Wind instruments such as saxophones, trumpets and flutes help give pop
music a realistic and full sound.
Orchestral string instruments such as the violin, viola and cello are
occasionally featured in pop music.

Random facts of Pop Music.

Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix.

Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode have never had a
number one single, Rihanna has 10.
Ke$ha's Tik-Tok sold more copies than ANY Beatles
single.
Flo Rida's Low has sold 8 million copies the same as The
Beatles' Hey Jude.
The Black Eyed Peas' I Gotta Feeling is more popular than
any Elvis or Simon & Garfunkel song.
Celine Dion's Falling Into You sold more copies than any
Queen, Nirvana, or Bruce Springsteen record.
Katy Perry holds the same record as Michael Jackson for
most number one singles from an album.
The cast of Glee has had more songs chart than the
Beatles