Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.

    Klassik, Klassische Musik

    класси́ческая му́зыкаklassíčeskaja múzyka, кла́ссикаklássika

    класи́чна му́зикаklasýčna múzyka, кла́сикаklásyka

  2. (uncountable, usually)The more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music.

    Klassik, klassische Musik

    класси́ческая му́зыкаklassíčeskaja múzyka, кла́ссикаklássika

More definitions
  • traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste

Examples

181 sentences
  1. I don't have any classical music.

    У мене немає класичної музики. — deniko

  2. I like music, especially classical music.

    Я люблю музику, особливо класичну. — mkazarian

    ruЯ люблю музыку, особенно классическую. — Tonari

    deIch mag Musik, besonders klassische Musik. — MUIRIEL

  3. I only listen to classical music.

    Я слухаю лише класичну музику. — deniko

  4. Tom doesn't know anything about classical music.

    Том нічого не знає про класичну музику. — deniko

    ruТом ничего не знает о классической музыке. — odexed

  5. Tom likes classical music, but Mary doesn't.

    Тому подобається класична музика, а Мері ні. — deniko

    ruТом любит классическую музыку, а Мэри нет. — marafon

    deTom hört gern klassische Musik – Maria nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
music of the classical period:
Русский
By meaning 1
music of the classical period:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
music of the classical period:
the more serious forms of European and American music:

Origin

From classical + music.

From classical + music.

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Forms

plural: classical musics
Singularclassical music

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste:classicalserious music

Word family

1 related words

See also

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