classical music

English

Etymology

From classical +‎ music.

Noun

classical music (usually uncountable, plural classical musics)

  1. (music) Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.
  2. (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.

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