Classical Music In music, this can refer to the overall genre of music or to music from the specific classical period. Each period of music covers a time-period. The music from that period reflects styles and traditions that were popular across art and culture during that time. The overall genre of classical music is broken up into the following main periods (dates are approximate):
Baroque 1600-1750
Classical 1750-1820
Romantic 1820-1920
20th Century 1920-present
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