Classical music is a broad term. Western classical music in a broad sense refers to those music created from the Middle Ages to the present under the background of European mainstream culture, or refers to traditional etiquette music and secular music rooted in the West, covering all periods from the 9th century to the present.
2. Classical music in a narrow sense:
Classical music originally refers to the emergence and development of opera genres enjoyed by Germany and Austria in the "pre-classical period" from 1750 to 1827. Gluck's opera reform has influenced opera innovations such as Mozart and Wagner. Various instrumental music has matured, such as sonata, concerto, symphony, chamber music and other genres have gradually formed and improved.
3. European art music:
Starting from this narrow concept of classical music, it can be traced back to Bach, Handel and even earlier religious music (including Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, Orthodox Church and Protestantism), and can be traced back to romanticism, national music and modern western music in the 20th century.
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Introduction to classical music:
Classical music, translated into "classical music" in Chinese, was renamed as "classical music" because some people think that "classical" gives people an antique and stuffy taste. According to the definition of classicism in the Oxford English Dictionary, some people call it "serious music". As a result, "classical music" was put on a "serious" hat, which made people even more afraid to approach.
But the person who defined this must not have looked it up in the dictionary properly, because the second meaning of serious is defined like this: (referring to books, music, etc. ) Enlighten your mind, not just for entertainment. Therefore, we know that the original classical music is different from pop music in that it is profound, thought-provoking and refined.
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