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Progressive pop is pop music that attempts to break with the genre's standard formula, or an offshoot of the progressive rock genre that was commonly heard on AM radio in the 1970s and 1980s. It was originally termed for the early progressive rock of the 1960s .
Progressive rock; Other names: Art rock; classical rock; prog; symphonic rock; Stylistic origins: Rock; psychedelia; progressive music; jazz; folk; classical; Cultural origins: Mid to late 1960s, United Kingdom: Derivative forms: Krautrock; new-age music; occult rock; post-rock; symphonic pop; new wave; Subgenres; Canterbury scene; neo-prog ...
- Mid to late 1960s, United Kingdom and United States
- Art rock, classical rock, prog, symphonic rock
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Orchestral pop (sometimes called ork-pop for short) is pop music that has been arranged and performed by a symphonic orchestra. It may also be conflated with the terms symphonic pop or chamber pop .
- Ork-pop, symphonic pop, chamber pop
Progressive music is music that attempts to expand existing stylistic boundaries associated with specific genres of music. [2] The word comes from the basic concept of "progress", which refers to advancements through accumulation, [3] and is often deployed in the context of distinct genres, with progressive rock being the most notable example. [4]
Stackridge: English progressive rock, pop, and folk band who have been described as precursors of Britpop; Al Stewart; Stormy Six: A politically active 1970s Italian band who later aligned with RIO ; Strawbs: British 1970s symphonic prog band with strong folk roots; Stick Men; Still: A late-1990s version of Echolyn
Nov 20, 2019 · November 20, 2019 by Ryan Reed. The term “progressive pop” sounds like an oxymoron. Ever since progressive rock emerged as a distinct art form in the late 1960s, the subgenre has been defined by its experimentation, its virtuosity and, most of all, its antipathy to commerciality. But pop, in the broadest sense, is all about commerciality ...
