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 (11,846 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]
- Equivalent class: http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_ClassicalMusic[12]
- Short name: klassisk[13]
- Different from: Classical period[14], Indian classical music[15], art music[16]
- Indigenous to: Europe[17]
- Exact match: http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01011001[18]
- Practiced by: classical composer[19], classical musician[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[21], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22]
Why It Matters
classical music has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
It has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[25], a music genre[26], founded in 1970[27]; progressive rock[28], a music genre[29], founded in 1967[30]; Mana[31], a musician[32], b. 1969[33], of Japan[34]; neo-classical metal[35], a music genre[36], founded in 1978[37]; and classical crossover[38], a music genre[39].
FAQs
Who did classical music influence?
classical music has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music[25], progressive rock[28], Mana[31], and neo-classical metal[35].