Classical Music?

Question

Is classical music a genre, or refers to music which was done in 1700s or 1800s (old times). Because some people say that you can't make anymore classical music now, because it will be considered modern music.

Answer 1

It's genre and also derived to the time about 1700-1780...

the thing that when someone try to make classical music right now will be considered to be a modern music, because the philosophy, or precisely aesthetics matter...

All musical genre was devided by aesthetical matter, ex. Classic, from the word Class in the meaning of cast, social class/devides.
In this case the one that listen to Classical music was the higher class or the royalty.
While if some one in the 20'th century try to make one, the composer will offcourse have the different aesthetics thought then the original classical, so of course will considered to be not classic.

And you must know that every genre and philosophy and aesthetic will always refered to times (and culture, places, events, etc.).

Let's said the Baroque (1600-1700, before classic wich common people would call as part of Classic). The word literally means "unussual oval shape" means "extravagant/to much". In Europe in this time with their culture (religion that mainly Christian, language German & Italian), the Europe was dominate by the Church that's very powerful. The aesthetical thought was that we must gives to the Lord extravagantly, and so does in music, everything was extravagant, to much, etc. everything must be beautifull, and in this time the aestheticall of beauty was much ornaments. In social system, they give a salute with their right hand rolling a few times while bowing (a rolling hand was the ornament), you can see their clothes, etc.



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Answer 2

Well... this is a little bit of both. Classical music is commonly used to describe the entire genre itself, which includes symphonies, string quartets and operas.

However, within the genre of classical music, there are eras of music. The classical era refers (very roughly) to about 1750-1825. There are other eras, such as the Baroque, Romantic, Renaissance and Modern.

Gregorian chant occurs in the early middle ages, Palestrina is a composer from the Renaissance, and Monteverdi and Bach from Baroque. Mozart, Haydn, and sort of Beethoven are from the Classical.

But really, it's not so much about the composer as it is the style. Classical music tends to be based largely on form, with clear harmonic progressions and diatonic harmonies, with music conflict and interest coming from the struggle of the tonic key against others (like, modulating away from the tonic key, and arriving back to it). Romantic music tends to contain more chromaticism, is more free in form, and tends to have programmatic elements. I've listed just a few traits, just so you know this isn't a final list.

Now, it is very possible that you can write a classical symphony now. If historians were to look at that piece of music 100 years down the road, they would say 'despite being composed in the modern era, this is a classical symphony because of its form and harmonic content.'

Answer 3

Classical music is a genre. It existed before the 1700's (in the music of Palestrina, Monteverdi, and even Gregorian chant) and after the 1800's (consider the music of Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, and Oliver Messian). Some pieces of Classical music can be timeless, but Classical music as an art is ever progressing.

Answer 4

Classical is a genre. Anyone who says otherwise is musically retarded. Orchestras, string quartets, and operas all still fall into the catergory of classical. The term classical does not mean "classic", it's more just the style. In architecture there is also a classical style (Greece and Rome were and still are popular for it) which is still used today from time to time.

Answer 5

It's a genre that happened to be mostly composed during that time period and so if you compose a classical piece in a modern setting it's still classical.

Answer 6

classical is a type of music. no one really writes that kind of music now, but some imitate it. read this...