Advantages and Disadvantages

Classical Music is a term which most commonly refers to the more formalized musical tradition of the Western hemisphere, seen to be much different from earlier forms of popular music or folk music. The term is also used, somewhat confusingly, to describe any music which exhibits the same formal qualities, both in non-western cultures and in Western music. For example, opera, which is essentially a form of dramatic art, borrows heavily from the formal structure of classical music. Most instrumental pieces also have traces of the structure, even if they are not originally part of a classical composition. It was Ben Jonson’s influential drama, The Merchant of Venice, which first introduced the idea that opera can be an expressive and entertaining medium.

As its name implies, a symphony is a large musical piece consisting of several smaller-sized parts, normally played in chorus or at a single phrase. The term can apply to any type of musical composition that includes multiple melodies, with each melody expressing a different emotion or idea. A symphony may include any or all of the following: accompaniments (commonly termed “post-piece”), a theme (also known as “melodic invention”), a dominant tune (also called a “melodic”). Other types of symphonies may include flamenco, which includes only two melody lines and very little variation; choral pieces, which generally comprise only one melody line and very few variations; and fugue, which consists of a single melody played by several instruments at the same time. A major and minor symphony may feature a single theme and a single orchestral orchestra, whereas a concert orchestra accompanies a single symphony.

Many composers have taken a great deal of their ideas and techniques from the works of ancient composers such as Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Elton John, and Ludwig Van Beethoven. This can sometimes lead some listeners to consider classical instrumental music to be too dated and uninteresting. While many critics of classical music feel that the style and quality of instrumental music has declined over the years, this can actually be an advantage since more contemporary styles have been developed to take its place. Critics would do well to remember that this is the case even in modern day classical music. Examples of this are the use of keyboards, stringed instruments, and other electronic elements in scores of contemporary symphonies.