USE Western art music
Usually signifying serious music intended for the concert hall, the term can also mean any kind of music with lasting value (hence, classical jazz, classical pop songs, etc.)
Practically, the term is restricted to 18th and early 19th centure music, roughly from Bach through Beethoven. The works of this period are consistently performed by orchestras and so could be said to have become classics.
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
* The European tradition of music which is associated with high culture, as distinct from popular or folk forms (including works in this tradition in non-European countries).* That tradition as well as similar non-European traditions. ...
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