Which best describes a classical period in history?

a time that predates modern musical forms

an era of imperial expansion and colonization

an era of great achievement in art, science, religion, philosophy, and politics

the time in any culture before written records were kept

A period that predates modern musical forms best describes the classical period. The classical period arrived between the baroque and romantic periods.

The basic difference between the classical and Baroque music has its complexity. The classical music was clearer in texture and has light in listening while Baroque music is more complex.

The classical music has clear melody lines and homo-phonic in nature. Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, and Franz Schubert were some best known composers of this period.

The option that best describes the correct answer for the question is:

a) a time that predates modern musical forms

Explanation:

To understand this answer we need to analyze all of them

a) classical period is a time in which liturgical and secular music, shaped the discipline of music. Because the procedures were generalized, the church let the music be shared among different cultures, and basically because music redefined itself as a whole element.

b) this is called new imperialism because there were already empires that were expanding so it is not a classical period.

c) this is the renaissance / enlightenment. So it is no classical period.

d) This is the prehistory because there were no historical records.