classical music
English
Etymology
classical + music
Noun
classical music (usually uncountable, plural classical musics)
- (music) Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.
- (music) The more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music.
Translations
music of the classical period
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the more serious forms of European and American music
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See also
- early music
- romantic music
- world music