contemporary classical music

post-1945 period in classical music
Intangible music_genre Q612024
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contemporary classical music

Summary

contemporary classical music is a music genre[1]. It draws 901 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #271 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • contemporary classical music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • contemporary classical music followed modern classical music[4].
  • contemporary classical music is a type of modern classical music[5].
  • contemporary classical music's Commons category is recorded as Contemporary classical music[6].
  • contemporary classical music's country of origin is recorded as Europe[7].
  • January 1, 1945 marks the founding of contemporary classical music[8].
  • contemporary classical music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Contemporary classical music[9].
  • contemporary classical music's partially coincident with is recorded as contemporary music[10].
  • contemporary classical music's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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Definition and Type

contemporary classical music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of modern classical music[5].

Origins

January 1, 1945 marks the founding of contemporary classical music[8].

Why It Matters

contemporary classical music draws 901 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #271 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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