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Origins of Pop Music

Sep 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Leading Articles

According to wikipedia, the origins of pop music can be traced back in Napoli Italy, in 1679, when Alessandro Scarlatti composed his first opera, or even earlier, when Francesco Provenzale coined the musical language that Scarlatti popularized: light, lively and catchy. They placed the emphasis on arias, clearly separated from the “recitativo”, and grounded the [...]