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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Popular = not "Classical". Post 1800's.
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Not quite, necessarily. Copeland and Stravinsky are post 1800s, but definitely not "pops."
The Boston Pops Orchestra was the first "pops" orchestra, and it was founded in 1885. Its original programs consisted of "light classical" (something like Strauss waltzes, perhaps?), music from contemporary musical theatre and the current "hits" of the day and the ocassional "novelty song" (this "Sleigh Ride" at Christmas).
That still pretty much describes the kind of music on a "pops" program. One might find Strauss waltzes, Sousa marches, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim or Beatles songs, a "Les Mis" or "Wicked" medley, and a medley of music from "Star Wars," "Harry Potter" or "Lord of the Rings."