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neoclassicism

Syllabification: (ne·o·clas·si·cism)

Definition of neoclassicism

noun

  • the revival of a classical style or treatment in art, literature, architecture, or music.

    As an aesthetic and artistic style this originated in Rome in the mid 18th century, combining a reaction against the late baroque and rococo with a new interest in antiquity. In music, the term refers to a return by composers of the early 20th century to the forms and styles of the 17th and 18th centuries, as a reaction against 19th-century romanticism

Derivatives

neoclassicist

noun & adjective

neoclassicism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of neoclassicism in the British & World English dictionary