List of classical and art music traditions

This article disambiguates several traditions of music called "classical music". For the most common uses in English, please see European classical music and Classical music era.

Classical music is music considered classical, generally thought of as sophisticated and refined; it may stem from a regional tradition, but aspires to universal form of communication. Classical music is sometimes defined as music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of art, ecclesiastical, and concert music. Classical music is contrasted with popular or folk music.

In the English language, the term "classical music" is a homophoric reference to European classical music, such as Beethoven's symphonies, and its derivative styles, and rarely used to refer to traditional musical styles of other regions.

Classical music may be used variously to refer to:

• Andalusian classical music
• Arab classical music
• Mugam or Azerbaijani classical music
• Burmese classical music
• Orthodox Byzantine music
• Pinpeat or Cambodian classical music
• Central Asian classical music
• Chinese classical music
• Classical rock
• Classical Jazz
• Classical music of Western cultures, see European classical music
• Experimental music, a movement within 20th century classical music
• Indian classical music
• Bengali classical music
• Carnatic music
• Hindustani classical music
• Music of Orissa
• Klasik or Afghan classical music
• Sufiana Kalam or Kashmiri classical music
• Gamelan or Indonesian classical music
• Greek classical music
• musiqi-e assil or Iranian classical music
• Gagaku or Japanese classical music
• Korean court music
• Laotian classical music
• music of the Classical music era, roughly between 1740 and 1830 and characterized by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Josef Haydn
• Charya or Nepalese classical music
• Ottoman classical music
• Philippine classical music
• Thai court music
• Nangma or Tibetan classical music
• Vietnamese classical music