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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.
Broadly speaking, the 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:
*[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)
*[[Renaissance period (music)|Renaissance]] (1400-1500)
*[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)
*[[Baroque period (music)|Baroque]] (1600-1750)
*[[Classical period (music)|Classical]] (1750-1820)
:*Low Baroque (1600-1650)
*[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic]] (1820-1900)
:*Middle Baroque (1650-1700)
*[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Twentieth Century]] (1900-1999)
:*High or Late Baroque (1700-1750)
*[[Classical period (music)|Classical era]] (1750-1800)
*[[Romantic period (music)|Romantic era]] (1820-1927)
*[[Twentieth Century period (music)|Electric era]] (1927-present)
Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.
Although there are not strict temporal divisions, each period has tended to reflect other things that were going on in [[society]] and [[civilization]] at the time. Each period has a handful of better known composers who represent the style in people's minds.