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

Phil, he co-founded and served as the artistic director of the New World Symphony, a postgraduate orchestral academy in Miami that prepares diverse young musicians for leadership roles in classical music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The lights are dim, and calming classical music plays from built-in speakers.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Calming music, such as classical music, is usually best.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

While some forms of live entertainment, such as opera and classical music, have remained largely unchanged for centuries, Silver sees venues trying harder to reach audiences that are more used to online entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Up to this point in musical history - the first few years of the twentieth century - ethnic folk elements had been co-opted into classical music as subsidiary exotic flavouring.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Related Words

• chamber music