Classical period

genre of Western music (c. 1730–1820)
Intangible music_genre Q17723
Classical period
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Classical period

Summary

Classical period is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Classical period's image is recorded as Mozart family crop.jpg[3].
  • Classical period's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • Classical period's instance of is recorded as musical movement[5].
  • Classical period's follows is recorded as Baroque music[6].
  • Classical period's followed by is recorded as Romantic music[7].
  • Classical period's subclass of is recorded as classical music[8].
  • Classical period's subclass of is recorded as music of Europe[9].
  • Classical period's Commons category is recorded as Classical music (period)[10].
  • +1730-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Classical period[11].
  • Classical period's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01m7k[12].
  • Classical period's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph121593[13].
  • Classical period's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical period (music)[14].
  • Classical period's topic has template is recorded as Template:Classical period (music)[15].
  • Classical period's BBC Things ID is recorded as 1a7846f0-7373-401f-a8a6-fcb63868fef8[16].
  • Classical period's different from is recorded as art music[17].
  • Classical period's different from is recorded as classical music[18].
  • Classical period's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as classical-period-music[19].
  • Classical period's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as klassisisme_-_musikk[20].
  • Classical period's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • Classical period's Larousse ID is recorded as divers/le_classicisme_en_musique/185984[22].
  • Classical period's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 112813540[23].
  • Classical period's Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID is recorded as 2432[24].
  • Classical period's Klexikon article ID is recorded as Klassik[25].
  • Classical period's MusicBrainz genre ID is recorded as 095695ad-5a3e-4eda-b169-6f3f9cc9fa0d[26].
  • Classical period's KBpedia ID is recorded as ClassicalPeriodMusic[27].

Why It Matters

Classical period ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (904 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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