The Evolution of a Classic

European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular
musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th cent
ury.[2] Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performe
r the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of
music. This leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum
ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popul
ar music.[3][4][5] Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend t
hemselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development o
f highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music.[6]
The term "classical music" did not appear uRD-800: Stage Piano
The Evolution of a Classic
European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular
musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th cent
ury.[2] Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performe
r the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of
music. This leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum
ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popul
ar music.[3][4][5] Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend t
hemselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development o
f highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music.[6]
The term "classical music" did not appear uRD-800: Stage Piano
The Evolution of a Classic
European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular
musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th cent
ury.[2] Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performe
r the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of
music. This leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum
ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popul
ar music.[3][4][5] Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend t
hemselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development o
f highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music.[6]
The term "classical music" did not appear uRD-800: Stage Piano
The Evolution of a Classic
European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular
musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th cent
ury.[2] Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performe
r the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of
music. This leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum
ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popul
ar music.[3][4][5] Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend t
hemselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development o
f highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music.[6]
The term "classical music" did not appear uRD-800: Stage Piano
The Evolution of a Classic
European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular
musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th cent
ury.[2] Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performe
r the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of
music. This leaves less room for practices such as improvisation and ad libitum
ornamentation, which are frequently heard in non-European art music and in popul
ar music.[3][4][5] Another difference is that whereas most popular styles lend t
hemselves to the song form, classical music has been noted for its development o
f highly sophisticated forms of instrumental music.[6]

The term "classical music" did not appear uerm "classical music" did not appear
until the early 19th century, in an attempt to distinctly canonize the period fr
om Johann Sebastian Bach to Beethoven as a golden age.[7] The earliest reference
to "classical music" recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is from about 18
36.