Music: An Appreciation, Brief 7th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 3: The Art Song

The Modern-Day Song Cycle

What modern popular music albums might be considered song cycles? Remember that a song cycle is a set of songs that are (sometimes loosely) unified in some way, such as through musical ideas or a story line.

Consider an album in one of the following popular, modern-day genres:

• British and American rock music since the 1960's
• Rhythm and Blues
• Alternative music
• Rap music
• World Beat
• Country Western music