classical

Definition:
Widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea.
Simple and attractive.
Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste.

Use 'classical' in a sentence:

• 1. Maurice Murphy, one of the country's leading classical trumpeters, learnt his craft with the Black Dyke Mills band.
• 2. Classical music has the melody.
• 3. He numbers among the best classical actors in Britain.
• 4. Fokine did not change the steps of classical ballet; instead he found new ways of using them.
• 5. This head must have been found in classical times and carefully preserved.
• 6. He took up piano lessons, combining standard classical exercises with his own attempts at Gershwin.
• 7. This classical poem is hard to understand.
• 8. Many classical violinists and pianists become conductors in their middle years.
• 9. It's an ancient association from classical poetry.
• 10. So you enjoyed classical music even when you were very young?
• 11. The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of classical Chinese poetry.
• 12. Most classical music sends me to sleep.
• 13. There's an Indian classical music concert in the evenings as well.
• 14. The ballet company now occupies the middle ground between classical ballet and modern dance.
• 15. I told them about my chess play and my classical music collection.
• 16. His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms.
• 17. Last Friday she entranced the audience with her classical Indian singing.
• 18. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music.
• 19. He studies classical literature , but also takes an interest in history.
• 20. McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one.
• 21. There is classical music playing in the background.
• 22. She is very fond of Chinese classical literature and has spent some time reading Tang and Song poetry, etc.
• 23. This album was my first introduction to classical music.
• 24. He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions.
• 25. Composer Jack Williams will play his latest piece for classical guitar.
• 26. He plays classical music, as well as pop and jazz.
• 27. A performer in evening dress plays classical selections on the violin.
• 28. I whistle melodies from Beethoven and Vivaldi and the more popular classical composers.
• 29. These are classical examples of food allergy.
• 30. A performer plays classical selections on the violin.
• 31. She listens to classical music for relaxation.
• 32. I'm interested in classical architecture.
• 33. He studied classical architecture and design in Rome.
• 34. The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.
• 35. Remember that concept and that revision of this sort of classical picture.
• 36. Adam Smith is considered one of the founders of classical economics.
• 37. I like classical music and ballet.
• 38. Gardiner has pursued relentlessly high standards in performing classical music.
• 39. His music fused the rhythms of jazz with classical forms.
• 40. Only a minority of young people play classical instruments.
• 41. Classical landscapes were a popular subject with many 18th century painters.
• 42. To summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Zinfandel more exciting.
• 43. He studies classical literature, but also takes an interest in history.
• 44. 'Swan Lake' is one of the great classical ballets.
• 45. He had had a classical education.
• 46. It's a technological achievement that is unrivalled in the classical world.
• 47. In the field of classical music, he still reigns supreme.
• 48. Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance.
• 49. Researchers have ploughed through 16,000 different pieces of classical, rock and jazz music.
• 50. Her writing style was reminiscent of ancient classical writers.
• 51. The radio station has to include a substantial proportion of classical music.
• 52. They took classical theater and reproduced it in the Renaissance time.
• 53. The sculptural style of the classical and Hellenistic periods.
• 54. He is keenly interested in classical English literature.
• 55. He was also learned in classical music with a great love of opera.