TechLawDC Aug 21, 2012:

Only for purists is there a difference between pop Only for purists is there a difference between pop music and popular music:
Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll.[1] The terms --- popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, even though the former is a description of music which is popular (and can include any style), whilst the latter is a specific genre containing qualities of mass appeal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music

Ovidiu Martin Jurj Aug 21, 2012:

popular music http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music

Varianta în română apare tradusă ca muzică de consum, dar acolo intră cică şi muzica uşoară, şi muzica pop, şi muzica de divertisment:

http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzică_de_consum

Un lucru e clar: muzica uşoară nu e tot aia cu muzica pop, dar ambele sunt subgenuri ale muzicii de consum; în lipsă de echivalent exact, eu mai degrabă aş folosi pt. muzică uşoară hiperonimul popular music. Sau poate o avea careva idei mai bune.

TechLawDC Aug 20, 2012:

"modern music" implies so-called classical music ( "modern music" implies so-called classical music (also jazz) of the 20th and 21st centuries.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_music