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Definition of Rock music
1. Noun. 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."
Generic synonyms: Popular Music, Popular Music Genre
Specialized synonyms: Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Music, Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk, Punk Rock
Terms within: Backbeat
Examples of category: Backbeat
Definition of Rock music
1. Noun. (music) Any of various genres of popular music employing electrical amplification ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Music
Literary usage of Rock music
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Operation Just Cause: Planning and Execution of Joint Operations in Panama by Ronald H. Cole (1996)
"Later, as hard rock music blared around the clock, a psychological operations
specialist claimed it was part of a campaign to harass Noriega.9 Depicted as a ..."
2. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1990)
"A no-music condition produced better performance than did rock music, which is
to say that rock is disruptive. Apparently something soft, slow, ..."
3. Biblical Counsel: Resources for Renewal : an Annotated Topical Bibliography by Steven C. Kettler (1993)
"10635 "Eric Barger, for twenty years involved in the rock music industry, offers
solid, Biblical counsel for parents and teens wondering what to do about ..."
4. Satan's Drummers by Sananda (1995)
"“Many buy rock music tapes and concert tickets for their children with these
demonic themes filled with hate and rebellion or turn a deaf ear to the music ..."
5. Occult Crime: A Law Enforcement Primer by Diane Publishing Co (1993)
"rock music relates to those feelings. It identifies the inner turmoil, reinforces
the alienation, and offers solutions in rebellion, promiscuous behavior, ..."
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