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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]

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