baroque pop
Ornate pop music
Baroque pop is a style of rock music that incorporates orchestral arrangements, classical instrumentation, and compositional techniques from the Baroque era—harpsichords, string sections, complex harmonies, and formal song structures.
The genre emerged in the mid-1960s with acts like the Beach Boys and the Beatles, who layered lush orchestration over pop songwriting: Pet Sounds is the definitive baroque pop album.
- harmoniesPleasing combined pitches
- harpsichordPlucked-string keyboard instrument
- string arrangementMusic scored for violins
- soft rockLow-durability sedimentary formation
- chamber ensembleFew instrumentalists performing together
brass section · strings · French horn · woodwinds · Pet Sounds · timpani · theatrical music · orchestration · wall of sound · experimental music · vocal performance · progressive rock · The Beach Boys · 1960s · avant-garde · lyrical poetry · Phil Spector · genre
baroque poplo-fi
Imperfect audio quality, informally
garage rock · punk rock · folk rock · bedroom pop · unplugged