Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the 1960s with influences from art (avant-garde and classical) music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Art rock was a form of music which wanted to \"extend the limits of rock & roll\", and opted for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music. Art rock took influences from several genres, notably classical music, as well as experimental rock, psychedelia, avant garde, folk, baroque pop, and, in later compositions, jazz.Art rock has often been used synonymously with progressive rock; nevertheless, differences have been identified between the genres, with art rock emphasizing avant-garde or experimental influences and \"novel sonic structure,\" while progressive rock has been characterized as putting a greater emphasis on classically-trained instrumental technique, literary content, and symphonic features. Art rock, as a term, can also be used to refer to either classically driven rock, or a progressive rock-folk fusion, making it an eclectic genre. Common characteristics of art rock include album-oriented music divided into compositions rather than songs, with usually complicated and long instrumental sections, symphonic orchestration, and an experimental style. Art rock music was traditionally used within the context of concept records, and its lyrical themes tended to be \"imaginative\", philosophical, and politically oriented.While art rock developed towards the end of the 1960s, it enjoyed its greatest level of popularity in the early 1970s through British artists such as Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Electric Light Orchestra, 10cc, the Moody Blues, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Procol Harum. Several other experimental rock artists of the time were also characterized as art rock, including Brian Eno and the American artists the Velvet Underground, Laurie Anderson and Frank Zappa. Art rock's success continued to the 1990s. Several pop and rock exponents of the period, including Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, incorporated elements of art rock within their work. Art rock, as well as the theatrical nature of performances associated with the genre, was able to appeal to \"artistically inclined\" adolescents and younger adults, especially due to its \"virtuosity\" and musical \"complexity\"."@en }
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- Art_rock abstract "Art rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the 1960s with influences from art (avant-garde and classical) music. The first usage of the term, according to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, was in 1968. Art rock was a form of music which wanted to \"extend the limits of rock & roll\", and opted for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music. Art rock took influences from several genres, notably classical music, as well as experimental rock, psychedelia, avant garde, folk, baroque pop, and, in later compositions, jazz.Art rock has often been used synonymously with progressive rock; nevertheless, differences have been identified between the genres, with art rock emphasizing avant-garde or experimental influences and \"novel sonic structure,\" while progressive rock has been characterized as putting a greater emphasis on classically-trained instrumental technique, literary content, and symphonic features. Art rock, as a term, can also be used to refer to either classically driven rock, or a progressive rock-folk fusion, making it an eclectic genre. Common characteristics of art rock include album-oriented music divided into compositions rather than songs, with usually complicated and long instrumental sections, symphonic orchestration, and an experimental style. Art rock music was traditionally used within the context of concept records, and its lyrical themes tended to be \"imaginative\", philosophical, and politically oriented.While art rock developed towards the end of the 1960s, it enjoyed its greatest level of popularity in the early 1970s through British artists such as Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Electric Light Orchestra, 10cc, the Moody Blues, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Procol Harum. Several other experimental rock artists of the time were also characterized as art rock, including Brian Eno and the American artists the Velvet Underground, Laurie Anderson and Frank Zappa. Art rock's success continued to the 1990s. Several pop and rock exponents of the period, including Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, incorporated elements of art rock within their work. Art rock, as well as the theatrical nature of performances associated with the genre, was able to appeal to \"artistically inclined\" adolescents and younger adults, especially due to its \"virtuosity\" and musical \"complexity\".".