Classical music

This article disambiguates several traditions of music called "classical music". For the most common uses in English, please see European classical music and Classical music era. Classical music is generally thought of as sophisticated and refined; it may stem from a regional tradition, but aspires to universal form of communication. Classical music is sometimes defined as music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of art, ecclesiastical, and concert music. Classical music is contrasted with popular or folk music. In the English language, the term "classical music" is a homophoric reference to European classical music, such as Beethoven's symphonies, and its derivative styles, and rarely used to refer to traditional musical styles of other regions. Others prefer a more narrow use to refer to music of the classical music era, roughly between 1740 and 1830 and characterized by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Josef Haydn. Classical music may be used variously to refer to: Andalusian classical music Arab classical music Bengali classical music Burmese classical music Carnatic music Central Asian classical music Chinese classical music Charya or Nepalese classical music Classical Jazz Classical music era Classical rock European classical music, classical music of Western cultures Experimental music, a movement within 20th century classical music Gagaku or Japanese classical music Gamelan or Indonesian classical music Greek classical music Hindustani classical music Indian classical music Klasik or Afghan classical music Korean court music Laotian classical music Mugam or Azerbaijani classical music Music of Orissa musiqi-e assil or Iranian classical music Nangma or Tibetan classical music Orthodox Byzantine music Ottoman classical music Philippine classical music Pinpeat or Cambodian classical music Sufiana Kalam or Kashmiri classical music Thai court music Vietnamese classical music This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. bn:ধ্রুপদী সঙ্গীত Search Term: "Classical_music" Categories: Disambiguation | Classical music | Musical genres

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