Search results
The Classical Music Portal. Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics.
Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is generally described using terms like Marg Sangeet and Shastriya Sangeet. [2] It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as Hindustani and the South Indian expression known as Carnatic. [3] These traditions were not distinct until about ...
Genre. Classical music genre – category of composition characterized by a distinctive style, form, or content. The range of genres is broad, having grown and evolved over time, reflecting changes in musical tastes, compositional techniques, and cultural contexts. Below are some typical genres of each period.
Ottoman music ( Turkish: Osmanlı müziği) or Turkish classical music ( Turkish: Klasik Türk musıkîsi, or more recently Türk sanat müziği, 'Turkish art music') is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally features a solo singer with ...
Lists of classical composers. by era and century. Medieval. (500–1400) Renaissance. (1400–1600) Baroque. (1600–1760) Classical.
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( / ˈhændəl /; [a] baptised Georg Fried (e)rich Händel, [b] German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ⓘ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) [3] [c] was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his ...
A raga ( IAST: rāga, IPA: [ɾäːɡ]; also raaga or ragam or raag; lit. 'colouring' or 'tingeing' or 'dyeing' [1] [2]) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. [3] Rāga is central to classical Indian music and a unique feature of the tradition: no equivalent concept exists in Western classical ...
