classical music

Summary

classical music is a music genre^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• classical music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• classical music is a type of art music^[4].
• classical music's Commons category is recorded as Classical music^[5].
• 500 marks the founding of classical music^[6].
• classical music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical music^[7].
• classical music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Classical music^[8].
• classical music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1^[9].
• classical music's partially coincident with is recorded as art music^[10].
• classical music's partially coincident with is recorded as serious music^[11].
• classical music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Classical music^[12].
• classical music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_ClassicalMusic^[13].
• classical music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'klassisk'}^[14].
• classical music's different from is recorded as Classical period^[15].
• classical music's different from is recorded as Indian classical music^[16].
• classical music's different from is recorded as art music^[17].
• classical music's indigenous to is recorded as Europe^[18].
• classical music's exact match is recorded as http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011001^[19].
• classical music's practiced by is recorded as classical composer^[20].
• classical music's practiced by is recorded as classical musician^[21].
• classical music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[22].
• classical music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].

Body

Definition and Type

classical music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3]. It is a type of art music^[4].

Origins

500 marks the founding of classical music^[6].

Why It Matters

classical music has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

It has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music^[25], a music genre^[26], founded in 1970^[27]; Mana^[28], a musician^[29], b. 1969^[30], of Japan^[31]; classical crossover^[32], a music genre^[33]; neo-classical metal^[34], a music genre^[35], founded in 1978^[36]; and progressive rock^[37], a music genre^[38], founded in 1967^[39].

FAQs

Who did classical music influence?

classical music has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music^[25], Mana^[28], classical crossover^[32], and neo-classical metal^[34].