classical

[clas·si·cal]

Has the building got columns in front of it? Check. Has the music got lots of strings and horns? Check. Chances are both are classical representative of a past culture.

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Adjective
of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times

Adjective S.
of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"


n.
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

n.
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.

n.
Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.


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Usage Examples

At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music.

But those musics do not address the larger kind of architecture in time that classical music does, whatever each one of us knows that classical music must mean.

I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without corporal punishment.

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature.

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else.

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Other Usage Examples

I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning.

Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune.

I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.

Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.

As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually.

I became a set designer for opera. I'm a great opera buff, I love classical music, and I needed a time-out.

I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me.

I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and allows me to express emotion through my body. I played clarinet as a child, so I guess I have a bit of a musical ear.

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