Classical
Classical is a genre. Defining acts include Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Giuseppe Verdi and Franz Schubert, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Its influence carried into Heavy metal, Progressive rock, Latin American classical music and classical electronic music, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 4 connections around Classical. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Classical came from and where it led.
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Classical connections
Classical went on to shape Heavy metal, Progressive rock, Latin American classical music and classical electronic music. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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