classical music
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McClain grew up studying classical music and began playing guitar as a teenager; he got his start in the music industry as a session player for the likes of Lionel Richie and Gladys Knight.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
The wider public discovered Monroe, sporting long braided hair, in a TV talent show dedicated to young classical music virtuosos.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I wanted to be out and about, and he wanted me to play classical music on the piano.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
In some cultures like India, even the classical music is transmitted aurally, with almost no notated music at all.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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