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What's the difference between classical music and modern music?

The differences between classical music and modern music are: different concepts, different melodies and different instruments.

First of all, the concept is different.

1. Classical music: refers to those western classical music created under the background of European mainstream culture since the Middle Ages.

2. Modern music: refers to the traditional Chinese and African composition techniques from the end of 65438 to the end of 2009 and the 20th century, supported by non-functional harmony system and created with new composition techniques, music theories and music languages.

Second, the melody is different.

1, classical music: beautiful or strange melody, full of interesting musical ideas and sincere feelings.

2. Modern music: Melody is based on smooth, natural and regular movements.

Third,? Different orchestras

1, classical music: optimize the combination of each group of instruments and emphasize the balance of timbre.

2. Modern music: emphasize the extreme range and noise commonly used by individual instruments, highlight percussion instruments, and seek new timbre and vocal instruments.