Baroque music playlists
Though the two may seem like strange bedfellows, concert instruments have played a major role in pop music for generations. In fact, many of the biggest hits of the early 20th century featured big bands or orchestras.
It was the birth of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s that first brought a more stripped down approach to pop music, with songs that focused on guitar, bass, and drums. Lush arrangements, string sections, and elaborate melodies suddenly seemed to be relegated to the concert stage.
By the mid-1960s, though, that began to change. Artists such as The Left Banke started incorporating Baroque-period musical elements (including harpsichords, flutes, and melodic counterpoint) into their songs, paving the way for a new style of music appropriately called “baroque pop.”
Though its heyday was the ’60s, baroque pop isn’t merely a thing of the past. Billboard magazine called Lana Del Rey a “baroque pop star, ” due to her use of traditionally baroque instruments and melodies.
In the 1990s, the term “chamber pop” was coined to describe indie rock acts who employed concert instruments and classical music influences, but who also played in smaller configurations that more closely resembled chamber orchestras.
Today, the terms “baroque pop” and “chamber pop” are used almost interchangeably to describe artists who borrow instruments and ideas from the concert music world.
Our playlist spans nearly 50 years and a variety of genres – from soul and classic rock to alternative and trip-hop. Whether you consider these songs baroque pop, chamber pop, or something else altogether, the artists behind them have each discovered ways to make old sounds new again.
Track list:
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
The Left Banke – Pretty Ballerina
Kate Bush – The Man With the Child In His Eyes
Four Tops – Walk Away Renee
The Divine Comedy – Our Mutual Friend
Harry Nilsson – Without You
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