Crossover music
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Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, (especially in the United States) when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical styles or genres.[1] If the second chart combines genres, such as a "Hot 100" list, the work is not a crossover.
In some contexts the term "crossover" can have negative connotations associated with cultural appropriation, implying the dilution of a music's distinctive qualities to appeal to mass tastes. For example, in the early years of rock and roll, many songs originally recorded by African-American musicians were re-recorded by white artists such as Pat Boone in a more toned-down style, often with changed lyrics, that lacked the hard edge of the original versions. These covers were popular with a much broader audience.[2]
Crossover frequently results from the appearance of the music in a film soundtrack. For instance, Sacred Harp music experienced a spurt of crossover popularity as a result of its appearance in the 2003 film Cold Mountain, and bluegrass music experienced a revival due to the reception of 2000's O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Classical crossover
Classical crossover broadly encompasses both
Popular classics
A means of generating vast popularity for the classics has been through their use as inspirational anthems in sports settings. The aria "
Classical performers
Within the classical recording industry, the term "crossover" is applied particularly to classical artists' recordings of popular repertoire such as
The first
Collaborations between classical and popular performers have included
Italian pop
Jazz crossover
"Crossover jazz" (jazz crossover) and "jazz fusion" have something in common. Example albums of crossover jazz plus classical music were albums of Deodato, Jean-Luc Ponty and Bob James. Bob James One (CTI, 1974), contained the song "Feel Like Making Love", which Roberta Flack already had as a hit.[19] Radio stations played this song and contributed to the success of album One.[20] The album was notable for adapting classical music to a modern-day scene, e.g. "Night on Bald Mountain" was a cover of Modest Mussorgsky's composition of the same name.[21]
Rock crossover
Other examples of crossover in music are bands that play a mix of genres such as funk, rap, rock, metal and punk, for instance bands such as Urban Dance Squad, Faith No More, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Suicidal Tendencies, D.R.I., Primus, Linkin Park, Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down[22] and 311.
The sub-genre of
See also
References
- ^ Lonergan, Hit Records, 1950–1975, p. vi: "These [Country & Western and Rhythm & Blues], and the somewhat newer Adult Contemporary charts, occasionally exhibited what are called 'crossover' hits, when a Pop, C&W, or R&B star would have a hit that also charted on one or more of the other lists.
- ^ Gilliland 1969, show 4, track 5; show 6, track 4.
- ^ a b "Música Classical Crossover". artdancemovies.com (in Spanish). 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Nessun Dorma put football back on map", The Telegraph, 7 September 2007 (accessed 24 September 2015).
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (25 March 2002). "Eileen Farrell, Soprano With a Populist Bent, Dies at 82". The New York Times.
- ISBN 978-1476616209.
[O]pera-pop crossovers as a phenomenon truly took off in the 1990s, from the Three Tenors concert onwards.
- ^ Andreas Dorschel, 'Entgrenzung der klassischen Musik?', grazkunst 04.2017, pp. 24−25.
- ^ "Operation Bocelli: the making of a superstar". The Age. Melbourne. 26 February 2003.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli in Abu Dhabi". 2 March 2009.
- ^ "REVIEW: Classical music star Andrea Bocelli at Liverpool arena". Liverpool Daily Post. 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli Announces November 2010 UK Arena Dates". Allgigs.
- ^ "The king of Operatic pop". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- National Public Radioradio interview, 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Sarah Brightman". Sarah Brightman Tickets. 14 August 1960. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Sarah Brightman fan site". 123allcelebs.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Polish Tenor Impresses Salzburg". 13 September 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Andrzej Lampert, XVIII Ludwik van Beethoven Easter Festival". Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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- Allmusic. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Bob James | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic.
- ^ Bob James Night on Bald Mountain Retrieved 20 February 2024
- ^ "SYSTEM OF A DOWN'S 'TOXICITY': 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW". Revolver. 4 September 2018.
Bibliography
- Gilliland, John (1969). "The Tribal Drum: The rise of rhythm and blues" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
- Lonergan, David F. Hit Records, 1950–1975. ISBN 0-8108-5129-6
Further reading
- Szwed, John F. (2005). Crossovers: Essays on Race, Music, And American Culture. ISBN 0-8122-3882-6.
- Brackett, David (Winter 1994). "The Politics and Practice of 'Crossover' in American Popular Music, 1963–65" The Musical Quarterly 78:4.
- George, Nelson. (1988). The Death of Rhythm & Blues. New York: Pantheon Books.