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classical

[klas-i-kuhl] / ˈklæs ɪ kəl /




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"A classical elegance – a couple incredibly atypical," it says.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The 2026 chart includes 65 entries by living composers, including Hans Zimmer, Rachel Portman and Ludovico Einaudi, reflecting the growing appeal of contemporary classical music.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

They also showed that noise can make parts of these circuits easier to simulate using classical computers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“They were far from the classical ideal of male beauty,” Mr. Sidebottom writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Russia was known for its stormy classical music, its tormented poets, its mournful novelists and bittersweet playwrights.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood