Many people misunderstand, if I am talking about classical music. they think about the Beatles during the 1960s and maybe about some Swing from the 1930s. Sure, it's also classical music.
I am talking about the last 400 years - and hey, please don't misinterpret me. Not every classical music is Beethoven or "terrible opera music", by the way, why "terrible"???
Check out Franz von Suppe.