HANDY TERMINOLOGY - POP/ROCK MUSIC

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pop music - music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love pop popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) Noun 1. rock music - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) heavy metal music, heavy metal - loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery art rock, progressive rock - a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing acid rock, psychedelic rock - a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience punk rock, punk - rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock backbeat - a loud steady beat Main Entry:    popular culture Part of Speech:    n Definition:    contemporary lifestyle and items that are well known and generally accepted, cultural patterns that are widespread within a population; also called pop culture Definition of MUSIC 1 a : the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity b : vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony 2 a : an agreeable sound : euphony <her voice was music to my ears> b : musical quality <the music of verse> 3 : a musical accompaniment <a play set to music> 4 : the score of a musical composition set down on paper 5 : a distinctive type or category of music <there is a music for everybody — Eric Salzman>