ある作家は、ポピュラー音楽におけるポストモダン音楽の出現は、サイケデリック・ロックやビートルズの後期のアルバムの1つまたは複数に影響されて、1960年代後半に起こったと指摘している[12]。ビアードとグロアグは、ジェイムソンの「1960年代に音楽スタイルや言語が急激に変化したことは、現在ではポストモダニズムの反映とみなされている」という説を引用して、この立場を支持している[13]。また、音楽を中心とした芸術分野におけるポストモダニズムの始まりを1930年頃とする人もいる[14]。Modern Music And Afterの著者ポール・グリフィスは1970年代が大きな時代の節目であり、これ以降はすべてポスト・モダニズムであると定義している。
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