classical music

1. A loose expression for European and American music of the more serious kind, as opposed to popular or folk music .

Example Sentences

“A Ballet Through Mud” has received a lot of positive feedback online and true fans know that you’ve been sampling classical music on Wu-Tang tracks for years.

From Los Angeles Times

Taking a Greyhound bus back to Palo Alto, Lesh whiled away a few years rooming with Constanten and working at the post office as he composed classical music.

From Los Angeles Times

It does its best to misbehave, transgressing between the real and the imaginary, between emotions dangerously raw and overcooked, breaking boundaries between what we call classical music and what we don’t.

From Los Angeles Times

The band is known for fusing classical music, Beatles-style pop and futuristic rock visuals, with hits such as Livin' Thing, Mr Blue Sky, and Telephone Line. in the 1970s and 1980s.

From BBC

You’ve programmed a performance of an orchestral piece by Patrice Rushen, whose career has moved between pop music and classical music.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chamber music