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 .
This is a list of artists who have been described as general purveyors of the baroque pop genre . 
 The genre is identifiable for its appropriation of Baroque compositional styles ( contrapuntal melodies and functional harmony patterns ) and dramatic or melancholic gestures .