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

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* 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

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* Antony 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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