classical music
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Summary
classical music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,936 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: art music[3]
- Commons category: Classical music[4]
- Inception: 500[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Classical music[6]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Classical music[7]
- Described by source: DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1[8]
- Partially coincident with: art music[9], serious music[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Classical music[11]
- Has characteristic: classical music award[12]
- Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_ClassicalMusic[13]
- Short name: klassisk[14]
- Different from: Classical period[15], Indian classical music[16], art music[17]
- Indigenous to: Europe[18]
- Exact match: http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011001[19]
- Practiced by: classical composer[20], classical musician[21]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[22], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
Why It Matters
classical music has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
It has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[26], a music genre[27], founded in 1970[28]; progressive rock[29], a music genre[30], founded in 1967[31]; Mana[32], a musician[33], b. 1969[34], of Japan[35]; neo-classical metal[36], a music genre[37], founded in 1978[38]; and classical crossover[39], a music genre[40].
FAQs
Who did classical music influence?
classical music has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[26], progressive rock[29], Mana[32], and neo-classical metal[36].