classical music
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Before Ilaiyaraaja, a lot of film music was rooted in Indian classical music.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
The wider public discovered Monroe, sporting long braided hair, in a TV talent show dedicated to young classical music virtuosos.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I wanted to be out and about, and he wanted me to play classical music on the piano.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
She never listened to anything but classical music while she worked, because she said songs with words were too distracting.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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