Requiem / Exultate, Jubilate / Laudate Dominum

The Classical period in Western art music (c. 1750–1820) is defined by clarity of form, balance of phrase, and transparent textures. Composers favored singable melodies, symmetrical four- and eight-bar phrases, and functional harmony that modulates to closely related keys.

Classical music is the notated art-music tradition of Europe and its global descendants, characterized by durable forms, carefully codified harmony and counterpoint, and a literate score-based practice.