Vocabulary
die
Klassik
/ˈklasɪk/· noun· Pl. —
classical music; the Classical period (music c. 1750–1830; Weimar Classicism in literature)
Die Klassik — in everyday speech classical music in general (Ich höre gern Klassik); strictly, the period of the great Viennese composers around 1800 (Wiener Klassik) and of the Weimar poets (Weimarer Klassik).
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Forms
- Singular
- die Klassik
- Plural
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- der Klassik
One word, many lives
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Klassik
classical music (everyday)
Zum Entspannen hört sie abends am liebsten Klassik.
To relax in the evenings she likes listening to classical music best.
Word family
Klassikklassischclassical; classicder Klassikerclassic (work or author)die Neoklassikneoclassicismdie Klassikszeneclassical music scene
Common combinations
- die Wiener KlassikViennese Classicism
- die Weimarer KlassikWeimar Classicism
- Klassik hörento listen to classical music
Common learner mistakes
- Dieser Film ist eine Klassik.Dieser Film ist ein Klassiker.A classic work is ein Klassiker; die Klassik is the music or the epoch.
Real examples
- Der Radiosender spielt tagsüber Klassik und abends Jazz.The radio station plays classical music during the day and jazz in the evening.
- Im Seminar vergleichen wir Dramen der Weimarer Klassik mit denen der Romantik.In the seminar we compare dramas of Weimar Classicism with those of Romanticism.
- Das Festival will junge Menschen für Klassik begeistern.The festival wants to get young people excited about classical music.
