List of baroque pop artists
This is a list of artists who have been described as general purveyors of baroque pop, a genre identifiable for its appropriation of Baroque compositional styles (contrapuntal melodies and functional harmony patterns) and dramatic or melancholic gestures.[1] Harpsichords figure prominently,[2][3] while oboes, French horns, and string quartets are also common.[3] It emerged in the mid 1960s as artists pursued a majestic, orchestral sound.[3]
1960s–70s
- Christian Anders[4]
- The Association[5]
- The Beach Boys[6]
- The Beatles[6][7]
- Bee Gees[8][9]
- Colin Blunstone[10]
- Michael Brown[11]
- The Free Design[12]
- Robin Gibb[11]
- Margo Guryan[13]
- Harpers Bizarre[14]
- The Kinks[15]
- The Left Banke[6][16][17]
- Mannheim Steamroller[18]
- The Merry-Go-Round[19]
- The Millennium[20]
- The Moody Blues[17]
- Van Dyke Parks[21]
- Procol Harum[17]
- Keith Reid[22]
- Emitt Rhodes[8][11]
- Sparks[23]
- The Walker Brothers[24]
- Scott Walker[25][26]
- The Zombies[27]
- Phil Ochs[28]
1980s–present
- Anohni and the Johnsons[1]
- Fiona Apple[29]
- Arcade Fire[30][31]
- The Autumn Defense[32]
- Bat for Lashes[33]
- Beirut[34]
- Belle and Sebastian[1]
- Andrew Bird[35]
- Gary Brooker[22]
- Kate Bush[36]
- The Decemberists[37]
- Lana Del Rey[38]
- The Divine Comedy[1]
- Marianne Faithfull[39]
- Florence and the Machine[40][41][42]
- Fun[43]
- Grizzly Bear[44]
- Hjaltalín[45]
- The Last Dinner Party[46]
- Pierre Lapointe[47]
- The Last Shadow Puppets[48]
- Monica Lionheart[49]
- Tor Miller[50]
- The Miserable Rich[51]
- Momus[52]
- The Mummers[53]
- My Life Story[54]
- Panic! at the Disco[55]
- Parenthetical Girls[56]
- Perfume Genius[57]
- Princess Chelsea[58]
- Ra Ra Riot[59]
- Regina Spektor[60]
- San Fermin[61][62]
- School is Cool[63]
- Scud Mountain Boys[64]
- Silverchair[65]
- Suckers[66]
- Vampire Weekend[67]
- Rufus Wainwright[68]
- Wild Beasts[69][70]
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