Classical music is the mainstream music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common practice period.
European music is largely distinguished from many other non-European and popular musical forms by its system of staff notation, in use since about the 16th century. Western staff notation is used by composers to prescribe to the performer the pitch, speed, meter, individual rhythms and exact execution of a piece of music. This leaves less room for practices, such as improvisation and ad libitum ornamentation, that are frequently heard in non-European art music (compare Indian classical music and Japanese traditional music) and popular music.
The public taste for and appreciation of formal music of this type waned in the late 20th century, in the United States and United Kingdom in particular. This period has seen classical music falling behind the immense commercial success of popular music, although the number of CDs sold is not the only indicator of the popularity of classical music.
古典音樂是一個廣義的術語，通常指的是主流音樂製作，或植根於傳統的西方禮儀和世俗音樂，涵蓋廣泛的時期大約從公元9世紀到當今時代。中央規範的這一傳統開始編纂1550和1900年，即所謂的共同做法時期。
歐洲音樂主要是區別於其他許多非歐洲和流行音樂的形式在其工作人員的符號系統，使用自十六世紀。西方員工所使用符號作曲家明訂的表演場上，個別的節奏和準確執行一塊音樂。使空間更小的做法，諸如即興和自由採食裝飾，經常聽到的是在非歐洲藝術音樂（古典音樂比較，印度和日本的傳統音樂）和流行音樂。
為市民口味和欣賞音樂正式這種類型的消退，在二十世紀末期，美國和英國尤其如此。這一時期出現的古典音樂落後巨大商業成功的流行音樂，雖然光盤的銷售數量不是唯一指標的普及古典音樂。
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