Definitions for "Classical"
The post-Baroque period of music exemplified by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven (approximately 1750-1830).
A traditional genre of music historically referes to music written during the so-called Classical period (c. 1770-1830), particularly the music of Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart. However there are modern classical composers. Â Classical music is normally written down quite precisely (using standard musical notation) with every instrument and its part carefully specified.
The period in music that comes after the Baroque period and before the Romantic; the dates are roughly 1756 (the year Mozart was born) to 1830 (three years after the death of Beethoven).
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
A style of play (sometimes called a school) that is concerned with forming a full pawn center. The strategic concepts that go with it tend to be viewed as ultimate laws and thus are rather dogmatic. A classical opening is an opening based on these views. See Hypermodern.
recalling classical ideas and styles
Style of play which encourages direct control of the center and a systematic approach to strategy. Compare to ' hypermodern'.
standard compositional repertoire played on a classical guitar.
Standard compositional repertoire played on a classical instrument.
Classical is an album by the guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. It begins with a rendition from Georges Bizet's Carmen, Suite #1 playing the famous Fate Theme from Carmen's opera. Next is a version of Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
Deriving inspiration from the study of classical antiquity. This term can be applied in a general sense from the late 15th–18th centuries, although the 18th century form is better described as Neo-classical (q.v.).
Ornate court carpets that were originally designed before the turn of the 19th century.
A vague term referring to court carpets produced prior to the 19th century.
A waterfall that is as wide as it is high.
Dance that has been developed into highly stylized structures within a culture or society.
of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times