List of baroque pop artists

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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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