English
Etymology
classical + music
Noun
classical music
- music Music of the classical period; the music of w:Mozart|Mozart, w:Haydn|Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.
- informally the more serious forms of European and American music, as opposed to folk music, jazz or the many forms of popular music
See also
early music
romantic music
world music
Category:Music genres
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