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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Music composed in a classical tradition and intended as serious art, especially as distinguished from popular or folk music.

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  • noun Music composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to folk music and pop music.

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