Rock Music
Definition/Scope Note:
A type of pop music that developed out of rock‘n’roll in the 1960s and 1970s. It is based around amplified instruments, especially the electric guitar and electric bass, and is characterized by a strong bass line and driving rhythms. It is typically performed by rock groups, and while fast dance music is the staple form, slower ballad-style songs are also a popular part of the repertoire.
Related Terms:
- Music
- Metal Music
- Pop
- Sound
- Bands
Website/Online Sources:
Journal Articles:
- Following better things: Grammar schools, religion and English rock music in the early 1970s. / Mutch, Alistair
- Embracing Ambiguity in the Analysis of Form in Pop/Rock Music, 1982-1991 / de Clercq, Trevor
- The Beatles in Buenos Aires, Muse in Mexico City: Tribute Bands and the Global Consumption of Rock Music. / Meyers, John Paul
- Measuring a Measure: Absolute Time as a Factor for Determining Bar Lengths and Meter in Pop/Rock Music. / de Clercq, Trevor
eBooks:
- American Rock : Guitar Heroes, Punks, and Metalheads / Erik Farseth
- Cool Rock Music: Create & Appreciate What Makes Music Great! : Create & ,Appreciate What Makes Music Great! / Karen Latchana Kenney
- An Introduction to Religion and Religious Themes in Rock Music / Olson, Carl
- The Foundations of Rock : From 'Blue Suede Shoes' to 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' / Walter Everett
- Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals / Miller, Scott
Odilo:
- Rock/ Aaron Carr
- Chamber Music/ James Joyce
- What is Music?/ Isaac Leopold Rice
- The Music of What Happens?/ Bill Konigsberg
- Music of the Netsilik Eskimo: Volume 2 A Study of Stability and Change/ Beverly Cavanagh
Proquest:
- Music for Pleasure: Essays in the Sociology of Pop/Facing the Music/On Record: Rock, Pop and The Written Word/Rock Music: Culture, Aesthetics and Sociology/ Will Straw
- Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock and Soul in Music's Hometown/Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock and Soul in Music's Hometown/ Edward Komara
- Rock Music & The Culture of Rock: An Interview with James Miller/ marc Woodworth
- Rock Music in American Popular Culture: Rock 'n' Roll Resources/ Howard A. Dewitt
- The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from It's Beginnings to the Mid-1970's/ B. lee Cooper