If you mean "classical" music as a piece written for an orchestra ... There still are.  However, most of them are engaged in writing music for movies or games.  Other than that, there really isn't a market for new orchestral pieces ... No market = no money = VERY little incentive to spend the … Read more

The definition for classical music is as follows:

serious or conventional music following long-established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.

• (more specifically) music written in the European tradition during a period lasting approximately from 1750 to 1830, when forms such as the symphony, concerto, and sonata were standardized.

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