Western art music

E581600

classical music tradition cultural practice musical tradition

Western art music is the long-standing European classical music tradition characterized by notated compositions, complex forms, and theoretical systems that developed from the Middle Ages through the present.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Renaissance music	1
Western classical music	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	classical music tradition ⓘ cultural practice ⓘ musical tradition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	European classical music tradition ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution	Christian church ⓘ European courts ⓘ concert halls ⓘ conservatories ⓘ opera houses ⓘ
characterizedBy	complex musical forms ⓘ development of counterpoint ⓘ formal theoretical systems ⓘ harmony based on tonality or modality ⓘ notated compositions ⓘ use of staff notation ⓘ use of written scores for performance ⓘ
contrastsWith	folk music ⓘ popular music ⓘ
developedFromPeriod	Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedThroughPeriod	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ Classical era ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	composer authorship ⓘ fixed works ⓘ score-based performance ⓘ
employsMedium	chamber ensemble ⓘ choir ⓘ orchestra ⓘ solo instrument ⓘ solo voice ⓘ
hasOrigin	Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRoot	Gregorian chant NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval liturgical music ⓘ
includesGenre	art song ⓘ ballet music ⓘ cantata ⓘ chamber music ⓘ concerto ⓘ mass ⓘ opera ⓘ oratorio ⓘ sonata ⓘ string quartet ⓘ symphony ⓘ
influenced	music theory as an academic discipline ⓘ
influencedBy	Christian liturgy ⓘ European cultural history ⓘ
studiedIn	music conservatories ⓘ university music departments ⓘ
usesSystem	Western music notation ⓘ counterpoint ⓘ equal temperament tuning ⓘ functional harmony ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ tonal harmony ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Ordinary of the Mass → influenced → Western art music ⓘ

Ma Sicong → influencedBy → Western art music ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western classical music

Baroque music → follows → Western art music ⓘ

this entity surface form: Renaissance music