I hate when people use the word Classical to essentially mean any music pre-1950 or so that wasn't folk music. All the music that is lumped together under 'classical' actually varies a lot, with classical music being one of many categories, including romantic, baroque, etc. Strictly speaking, Classical should refer to things from ancient Greek and Roman society, so 'classical' music would then be ancient Greek and Roman music, not Vivaldi, Beethoven, Handel, et cetera...

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