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pre-ˈclassical, a.
[pre- B. 1 d.]
Anterior to the classical age (of Greek and Roman literature). Also in extended uses.
1871Lowell Study Wind. 151 He [Thoreau]..revives the age of concetti while he fancies himself going back to a pre-classical nature. 1948K. Malone Middle Ages i. 28 The technic of adornment or elaboration was essentially the same in pre-classical and classical poetry. 1958Times 15 Dec. 3/2 One of the first great pre-classical composers for whom general popularity seems surely destined is Monteverdi. 1976Observer 16 May 1/2 He was the most brilliant and versatile of wind-players, starting as a classical bassoonist then branching out into the whole range of pre-classical wind instruments. 1978Early Music Oct. 567/2 The cadenzas of the baroque and pre-classical eras were usually over a pedal point dominant rather than being the tonic six-four/dominant/tonic kind of the classical era. |