classical music

Summary

classical music is a music genre^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,063 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• classical music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• classical music's audio is recorded as Magic Flute Overture.ogg^[4].
• classical music's GND ID is recorded as 4164043-3^[5].
• classical music's subclass of is recorded as art music^[6].
• classical music's Commons category is recorded as Classical music^[7].
• classical music's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Dorveille (Nucleos)-musique classique.wav^[8].
• +0500-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of classical music^[9].
• classical music's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ggq0m^[10].
• classical music's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph127351^[11].
• classical music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical music^[12].
• classical music's page banner is recorded as Concert Vienna banner.jpg^[13].
• classical music's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 781.68^[14].
• classical music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Classical music^[15].
• classical music's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1154769^[16].
• classical music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1^[17].
• classical music's partially coincident with is recorded as art music^[18].
• classical music's partially coincident with is recorded as serious music^[19].
• classical music's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/classical-music^[20].
• classical music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Classical music^[21].
• classical music's BBC Things ID is recorded as 6564c144-84e0-4a04-b9c4-4ee88d4b40ba^[22].
• classical music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_ClassicalMusic^[23].
• classical music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'klassisk'}^[24].
• classical music's different from is recorded as Classical period^[25].
• classical music's different from is recorded as Indian classical music^[26].
• classical music's different from is recorded as art music^[27].

Why It Matters

classical music ranks in the top 2% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,063 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music^[30], a music genre^[31], founded in 1970^[32]; progressive rock^[33], a music genre^[34], founded in 1967^[35]; Mana^[36], a musician^[37], b. 1969^[38], of Japan^[39]; neo-classical metal^[40], a music genre^[41], founded in 1978^[42]; and classical crossover^[43], a music genre^[44].

FAQs

Who did classical music influence?

classical music has been cited as an influence by heavy metal music^[30], progressive rock^[33], Mana^[36], and neo-classical metal^[40].