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]].
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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]].
The history is broken into several major divisions:
The history is broken into several major divisions: