List of classical music styles

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Classical music in its widest sense refers to music composed in a classical tradition and intended as serious art, especially as distinguished from popular or folk music. The term is generally used to "canonize" a musical tradition dating to a period which is the "golden age" of music for a particular culture. Music derived from that "classical tradition" is what is then termed that culture's variety of classical music.

The following table lists classical music styles from throughout the world listing the style and the period in history when the classical tradition of the particular style of music was developed:

Style (ordered by culture)	Historical period when classical musical tradition was developed	Notes
Afghan classical music (Klasik)	uncertain
Andalusian classical music	Caliph of Córdoba
Azerbaijani classical music (Mugham)	uncertain
Cambodian classical music	Khmer Empire
Chinese classical music	Zhou Dynasty
European Classical Music	Renaissance to Early modern Europe	This is the European tradition of music developed during early modern Europe which is associated with high culture (including works in this tradition in non-European countries). This style of classical music is commonly referred to as simply "classical music" in the English language.
Indian classical music	Vedic period	Within Indian classical music, there are two distinct traditions, Hindustani and Carnatic. Both forms date to the Vedic period.
Indonesian classical music (Gamelan)	uncertain
Iranian classical music	Elamnite dynasties
Japanese classical music (Gagaku)	Heian period
Korean classical music	Joseon Dynasty
Laotian classical music	Khmer Empire
Mandé classical music (Griot)	Mali Empire	The classical tradition of the jeliw
Ottoman classical music	Ottoman Empire
Philippine classical music	Late Spanish Colonial Period
Scottish Piobaireachd	Renaissance to Early modern Europe	Played primarily on the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe.
Thai classical music	Khmer Empire