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Definition of Popular music
1. Noun. Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time).
Specialized synonyms: Disco, Disco Music, Macumba, Pop, Pop Music, Ethnic Music, Folk, Folk Music, Ballroom Music, Dance Music, Danceroom Music, Jazz, Hip-hop, Rap, Rap Music, R And B, Rhythm And Blues, Rockabilly, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock And Roll, Rock Music, Rock'n'roll, Rock-and-roll, Reggae, Skiffle
Generic synonyms: Genre, Music Genre, Musical Genre, Musical Style
Definition of Popular music
1. Noun. (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". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Popular Music
Literary usage of Popular music
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of American Music by William Lines Hubbard (1908)
"popular music The considering of popular music naturally ... popular music always
has had and always will have its place in the lives of the people. ..."
2. The Story of Organ Music by Charles Francis Abdy Williams (1905)
"Necessity of form—Dance music—Early forms of organ music—Music and architecture
compared—Harmony and counterpoint—Rise of tonality—Rhythm and popular music. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"53-63 ; Chappell's popular music of the Olden Time, pp. 107, 121, 125, 185, 229.]
AHB ELDIN, LORD. [See CLERK, JOHN, 1757- 1832.] ELDON, EARL OF. ..."
4. A Hundred Years of Music in America: An Account of Musical Effort in America by Granville L. Howe, William Smith Babcock Mathews (1889)
"... CHAPTER X. PSALMODY AND POPULAR Music AFTER THE WAR. *T the middle of the
present century, there was little or no earnest musical effort, outside of two ..."
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