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Progressive rock also known as prog rock or prog is a rock music subgenre that originated in the United Kingdom with further developments in Germany Italy and France throughout the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s. It developed from psychedelic pop (rather than psychedelic rock as is often stated) and originated similarly to art rock as an attempt to give greater artistic weight and credibility to rock music.

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derivative
Experimental metal, Post-rock, Math rock, New-age music
instrument
Bass guitar, Drum kit, Flute, Guitar, Saxophone, Keyboard instrument, Violin, Timpani
music subgenre
Symphonic rock, Progressive metal, Neo-progressive rock, Krautrock, Space rock, Zeuhl, Wagnerian rock, Italian progressive rock, Avant-garde progressive rock
stylistic origin
Psychedelic rock, Baroque pop, Classical music, Folk rock, Free jazz, Avant-garde music, Canterbury scene, Progressive folk music, Experimental rock, Jazz fusion

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