classical music
/ˈklasɪk(ə)l ˈmjuːzɪk/US/ˈklæːsəkəl mjuːzɪk/
classical music noun: music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.
Noun
classical music (usually uncountable, plural classical musics)
- Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.
- The more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music.
classical music meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
classical music in Hindi
- music of the classical period
- शास्त्रीय संगीत śāstrīya saṅgīt, क्लासिकल म्युज़िक klāsikal myuzik
classical music in Tamil
- the more serious forms of European and American music
- பழம்பெரும் இசை செவ்விசை paḻamperum icai cevvicai
classical music in Urdu
- music of the classical period
- کِلاسِیکی مُوسِیقِی kilāsīkī mūsīqī
classical music in Bengali
- music of the classical period
- ধ্রুপদী সঙ্গীত dhrupodi śoṅgit
More languagesFewer languages
- classical music in Kannada
- ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ಸಂಗೀತ śāstrīya saṅgīta
- classical music in Tagalog
- musikang klasiko
- classical music in Arabic
- مُوسِيقَى كْلَاسِيكِيَّة mūsīqā klāsīkiyya
- classical music in Malay
- muzik klasik, muzik klasikal
- classical music in Indonesian
- musik klasik
- classical music in Thai
- ดนตรีคลาสสิก don-dtrii-kláat-sìk
- classical music in Vietnamese
- nhạc cổ điển, âm nhạc cổ điển
- classical music in Myanmar
- ဂန္ထဝင်ဂီတ ganhta.wanggita.
Forms of classical music
| plural | classical musics |
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Origin of classical music
From classical + music.
Questions about classical music
- What does classical music mean?
- Classical music means music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.
- What is classical music in Hindi?
- Classical music in Hindi is शास्त्रीय संगीत (śāstrīya saṅgīt), क्लासिकल म्युज़िक (klāsikal myuzik). See Classical music meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is classical music?
- Classical music is a noun.
- How do you pronounce classical music?
- Classical music is pronounced /ˈklæːsəkəl mjuːzɪk/ (US).
- What is the plural of classical music?
- The plural of classical music is classical musics.
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