a style of music composed, esp at Vienna, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This period is marked by the establishment, esp by Haydn and Mozart, of sonata form
A hospital in Montreal used classical music successfully as a painkiller.
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any style of music based on long-established principles of composition and polyphony and marked by stability of form, intellectualism, and restraint
her favourite piece of classical music: Prokofiev's Cinderella Suite
Examples of 'classical music' in a sentence
classical music
But is classical music so different from other forms of music?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Who's the most powerful person in classical music?
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Her experience of contemporary classical music was limited until she met Haas.
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They weren't concerned with audiences, or getting classical music out there.
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I'm looking at archaeology, food and classical music now.
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This desire to put the performer at the heart of the action extends to classical music.
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She is not a lover of classical music.
Brian Hoey AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household (2002)
Finally, your thoughts about the future of classical music?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their endeavour also sheds a wider light on the role of women in classical music composition, both historical and contemporary.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
RM Do you despair that classical music seems so unimportant in modern society?