Art music
SERIOUS MUSIC, AS OPPOSED TO POPULAR OR FOLK MUSIC; META-GENRE COVERING GLOBAL CLASSICAL MUSIC DEVELOPMENTS
Serious music; Erudite music; Art-music; Formal music; Cultivated music; Canonic music
Art music (alternatively called classical music, cultivated music, serious music, and canonic music) is music considered to be of high phonoaesthetic value. It typically implies advanced structural and theoretical considerationsJacques Siron, "Musique Savante (Serious music)", Dictionnaire des mots de la musique (Paris: Outre Mesure): 242.