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String instruments and Pop: The use of the violin family in 21st century mainstream pop music (2023)

Fernando Pérez Calvo
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This project investigates a side of string playing that happens beyond conservatory studies, analyzing the use of string instruments from the violin family (violin, viola, cello, and double bass) in mainstream pop during the 21st century, comparing it also to their use during the 20th century in pop and other styles, such as Disco or Rock and Roll, and see the evolution. In mainstream pop from different historical periods, these instruments can be seen in many songs, however, their use differs due to the technological and social context of each period, as well as economic and popular decisions made by big companies and artists. The project was formulated by doing a bibliographic review for the creation of a historical context and the most theoretical parts, as well as the observation and analysis of hundreds of songs to see and determine this evolution, reaching the conclusion that technology and social networks have changed the way we listen to music and that, in general, string instruments, whether real or synthetic, are used less as time passes in mainstream pop music, protected by economic decisions around social changes and opinions.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsStrings, violin, viola, Cello, double bass, pop music, mainstream
date20/02/2023
published19/07/2023
last modified19/07/2023
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
affiliationKoninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag
copyrightFernando Pérez Calvo
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1965860/1965861
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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