Originated as an expressive folk song in narrative verse with text dealing typically about love
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Blues ballads
fusion of Anglo-American and Afro-American styles from the 19th century that deals with the anti-heroes resisting authority
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Jazz Ballads
blues style built from a single verse of 16 bars ending on the dominant or half-cadence, followed by a refrain/chorus part of 16 or 32 bars
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Pop and Rock Ballads
emotional love song with suggestions of folk music, as in the beatle's composition
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Standards
denote the most popular and enduring songs from a particular genre or style
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Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole
foremost proponents of standards
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Rock and Roll
music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of African Americans
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Elvis Presley and the Beatles
Famous musicians who were oriented by genres of music such as rock n roll, jazz, or blues; their music became sensational around the world (especially in the United States)
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John Lennon
He rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of the rock band the Beatles
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Sir James Paul McCartney
is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, co-writer, and composer and gained worldwide popularity and fame as a member of the Beatles
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Disco
A late 1970s style incorporating elements of pop, salsa, funk and soaring vocals into a club-focused dance experience.
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The Bee Gees, ABBA, Donna Summer, Earth Wind and Fire
famous figures of disco
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Pop Music
popular music that appeals either to a wide cross section of the public or to sizable subdivisions within the larger public based on age, region, or ethnic background; the word pop has also been used as a label to distinguish popular music from classical music
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Michael Jackson
"King of Pop"
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Hip Hop
is a stylized. highly rhythmic type of music that usually but not always, includes portions of rhythmically chanted words called "rap"
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Alternative Music
A term that is used across a wide range of popular genres used to describe (and to positively valorize) music that, in one regard or another, challenges the status quo.
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