classical music
broad tradition of Western art music
sonata
type of musical composition, usually for a solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble
medieval music
Western music written during the Middle Ages
chamber music
form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments
canzona
type of instrumental music of the 16th and 17th centuries that developed from the Netherlandish chanson
bagatelle
short piece of music
ballade
musical setting of a literary ballad; poetic and musical genre in the 18th and 19th centuries, popular with the Romantics and their later epigones
Turkish music style
West European impressionism of various Turkish styles used during the Classical music period
postmodern music
music of the postmodern era, or that follows aesthetical and philosophical trends of postmodernism
Concertato
early Baroque music term describing a shared melody
canary
classical dance music form
Romantic music
music of the Romantic period
cancan
classical dance music form based on a dance called cancan
kozak
classical dance music form
krakowiak
classical dance music form
Czech national classical music
music genre
cantata
vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment
impromptu
musical form
character piece
musical composition
Russian classical music
genre of classical music
classical electronic music
music genre fusing electronic music with classical music
ballet
musical form
French classical music
music genre
opera
artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting
Baroque music
style of Western classical music
overture
instrumental introduction to any musical piece
serenade
musical form
early music
music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque
concertante music
music genre
compositional music
classical music written by a composer as a free artistic expression, in contrast to (improvised) rhythmic music or entertainment music and utility music
Scottish court music
music genre
Australian classical music
music genre
nocturne
musical composition inspired by, or evocative of, the night
ricercar
musical composition exploring a motif or developing an etude
fantasia
free form musical interpretation; musical composition with a free form and often an improvisatory style
furiant
Bohemian dance
national classical music
music genre
polonaise
musical composition with the rhythm of a polonaise
Italian classical music
music genre
Classical period
genre of Western music (c. 1730–1820)
motet
one of the most important forms of polyphonic music from about 1220 to 1750
Renaissance music
musical period between the 15th and 17th centuries
prelude
musical compositions that introduce another or larger instrumental work
capriccio
piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character
furniture music
background music for live performance; term coined by French composer Erik Satie
divertissement
light piece of music for a small group of players; choreographic interlude in an opera or a dance suite inserted in a ballet
Classical music of the United Kingdom
music scene
Israeli classical music
the history of the classical music in Israel
fugue
contrapuntal musical form based on a subject that recurs in imitation
theme and variation
musical form
classical music of the United States
music genre or scene