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'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].
'''Classical music''' is a phrase used to refer to music created since the medieval period, scored for a wide range and sometimes a large number of acoustic (non-amplified) [[Musical instrument|instruments]].
Broadly speaking, term is commonly used as a misnomer, as music is divided into eras, not necessarily different styles or [[genre]]s which exist in all eras. Strictly speaking, "Classical music" refers to the time roughly from 1750 - 1800.
The history is broken into several major divisions:
The history is broken into several major divisions: