CLASSICAL

(MUSIC) [adjective] [not gradable] - (of music) considered to be part of a long tradition and of lasting valueDo you prefer classical music or pop? She loved classical music and would spend hours listening to Verdi's operas.(specialized) Classical also refers to music written in Europe between about 1750 and 1830.The mature works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert belong to the Classical period.