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= Melodic House = Melodic House is a style (subgenre) of House Music. The style emerged in the mid 2010s and was pioneered in Europe with many early artists being from the area.

Stylistic Elements
Melodic House has many stylistic elements in common with progressive house. Most songs have a BPM of 120 to 130, with the most common being 128. Songs also feature a variety of acoustic instruments such as piano, guitar, and strings. They also have feature plucked synthesizers often seen in progressive house. The drop of these songs have strong melodies that often reach into the fourth or fifth octaves. The drop is often has weaker baselines than those seen in electro house or progressive house.

History
Early hits from Tobu and Itro, such as "Sunburst", "Cloud 9", "Colors" and more, defined the rising genre. This genre was pioneered by and is often attributed to Tobu who produced many successful Progressive House and Melodic House songs early in his career. Up and coming artists such as Stahl and JJD have been influenced by these early producers and use many elements first used by early producers.

Notable Early Productions
Because the genre has only arisen in the past few years, it is possible that the first Melodic House song was Steerner - "Waves", which was released in June of 2013. However, the first Melodic House song to do well was Tobu and Itro - "Magic", which was released in December of the same year.
 * Stahl and Kadenza - "Freeze" (Ninety9Lives)
 * Little Giants - "Lately" (Kav Verhouzer Remix)
 * Itro - "Panda"
 * Tobu and Itro - "Cloud 9" (NoCopyrightSounds)
 * Tobu - "Candyland"
 * Alan Walker - "Force" (NoCopyrightSounds)