classical music

Cultural  

1. A loose expression for European and American music of the more serious kind, as opposed to popular or folk music.

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Example Sentences

At lesson changeover, students hear classical music instead of the traditional bell.

From BBC

For the first time, an international and interdisciplinary research team has brought together evidence on how world-class performers emerge in science, classical music, chess, and sports.

From Science Daily

Award-winning classical music broadcaster Sir Humphrey Burton has died at the age of 94.

From BBC

Earlier this year, London classical music venue Wigmore Hall quit the annual funding system, calling it "crippling".

From BBC

Laufey: I have a classical music background, and you don’t quit halfway through practicing because you don’t get a passage.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chamber music