💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Classical music"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| serious musicnoun | traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
| classical | (music) Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. |
| classical periodnoun | (music) the musical period of time following the Baroque period and preceding the Romantic period, spanning c.1750-c.1820. |
| romantic periodnoun | (music) the musical period of time following the Classical period falling between about 1820 and the start of the twentieth century. |
| common practice periodnoun | (music, historical) An era of European music, lasting from the mid-Baroque period though the Classical and Romantic periods (around 1650–1900). |
| baroque periodnoun | (music) The musical period of time following the Renaissance, extending roughly between 1600-1750. |
| classic hitnoun | (informal) A song or record from a previous era. |
| baroque popnoun | (music) A subgenre of pop music that incorporates elements of classical music. |
| baroquenoun | (art, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation. |
| pop musicnoun | Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music. |
| poperanoun | (informal, music, uncountable) A crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera. |
| passacaglianoun | (music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass. |
| program musicnoun | (music) A form of art music, generally without vocal parts, that attempts to convey a scene, image, or mood. |
| neo-baroquenoun | A period in western architecture and music in the late 19th century, characterized by the Baroque style but occurring after the Baroque period. |
| pianofortenoun | (music, dated) A piano. |
| popular musicnoun | Synonym of pop music. |
| operanoun | (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. |
| ariosonoun | (music) A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria |
| orchestral popnoun | (music) Chamber pop. |
| nomenoun | A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece. |
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