Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is a genre of popular music which originated in its

modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll. The term "pop music" may be used to describe a distinct genre, aimed at a youth market, often characterized as a softer alternative to rock and roll.7 Historically, the term "pop music" was not understood as a genre with specific musical characteristics. The music billed as "Pop", short for "popular music" was understood as the opposite of worship music, to classical music. The pop was treated as that great music group for people with low musical culture. Over time, the pop has built up its meaning as an independent genre, freeing also the pejorative and negative to be linked. The proliferation of pop and its many subgenres makes it impossible for their classifications represent pure divisions. Origin of the term The term "pop song" is first recorded as being used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal". Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of [6] the modern pop music industry, including in country, blues and hillbilly music. According to Grove Music Online, the term "pop music" "originated in Britain in the mid-1950s as a description for rock and roll and the new youth music styles that it influenced ...". features Musicologists often identify a number of features as typical of the pop music genre: a focus on individual songs or singles (singles), rather than in large works or albums, in order to attract a general audience, rather than addressing a sub-culture or ideology, a preference for the craft above formal artistic qualities, some emphasis on recording, production and technology, rather than the live performance, and a tendency to reflect existing trends rather than the developments progresivos.7 11 October 13 The main element of pop music is the song, often between two and half to three and a half minutes in length, generally marked by a consistent and noticeable rhythmic element, a culturally established style and traditional structure simple.14 The most common variants are the verse-chorus and how to thirty-two bars, with special attention to the catchy melodies and a chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with verso.15 the rhythm and the melodies tend to be simple, with harmonic accompaniment limitado.16 lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes - often love and romantic relationships - although there are also notable excepciones.7
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009) was a son of Katherine and Joseph Jackson with his five brothers: Tito, Randy, Marlon, Jermaine and Jackie Jackson. He was an American recording artist, dancer, singer and songwriter. As the king of pop, Michael is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time. His contribution to music, dance and fashion made him a global figure. The eighth child of the Jackson family was with his 5 brothers a member of the Jackson 5, and began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music.

The music videos for his songs Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller, were an a promotional tool and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as Black or White and Scream made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Michael also popularized a number of dance techniques such as robot and moonwalk. Jacksons album Thriller (1982 )is the best-selling album of all time. Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous(1991) and History (1995) are also in the rank of the worlds best selling. He had also other achievements like: 13 Grammy awards, 26 American music awards and 13 number 1 singles in the US. His last rehearsal before dying was the one for the This Is It show. He was also a notable humanitarian by donating , and helping children. DIED Michael Jackson died of a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic and the Los Angeles coroner has ruled his death a homicide, according to court papers filed in Texas. He died at the age of 50 And he died at the afternoon June 25,2009. TRADUCCION el trmino "msica pop" puede utilizarse para describir un gnero distinto, dirigido a un mercado joven, a menudo 7 caracterizado como una alternativa ms suave al rock and roll. Histricamente, la expresin "msica pop" no era entendida como un gnero musical con caractersticas musicales concretas. Lo catalogado como msica "Pop", apcope de msica popular, era entendido como lo contrario a la msica de culto, a la msica clsica. Bajo esta definicin entraban gneros como, el funk, el folk, el rock o incluso el jazz. El pop era entendido como ese gran grupo de msica para la gente de escasa cultura musical. Con el tiempo, el pop ha ido ganndose su acepcin como gnero musical independiente, librndose, adems, del sentido peyorativo y negativo al que [cita requerida] se le vinculaba. La proliferacin del pop y sus mltiples subgneros hace imposible que sus clasificaciones representen divisiones puras. Caractersticas Los musiclogos suelen identificar una serie de caractersticas como tpicas del gnero de msica pop: un enfoque en canciones individuales o sencillos (singles), en lugar de en obras extensas o lbumes; el objetivo de atraer a un pblico general, en lugar de dirigirse a una sub-cultura o ideologa; una preferencia por la artesana por encima de cualidades formales artsticas; cierto nfasis en la grabacin, produccin y tecnologa, antes que la actuacin en vivo; y una tendencia a reflejar las tendencias existentes en lugar de a los desarrollos progresivos. El principal elemento de la msica pop es la cancin, a menudo entre dos y medio y tres minutos y medio de duracin, en general, marcada por un elemento rtmico constante y notable, un estilo culturalmente establecido y 14 una estructura tradicional y simple. Las variantes ms comunes son el verso-coro y la forma de treinta y dos compases, con una especial atencin a las melodas pegadizas y un coro que contrasta meldica, rtmica y armnicamente con el 15 16 verso. El ritmo y las melodas tienden a ser sencillos, con un acompaamiento armnico limitado. Las letras de las canciones pop modernas se centran tpicamente en temas simples - a menudo el amor y las relaciones romnticas 7 aunque hay tambin notables excepciones.