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I’m the not the most educated on classical music, but as far as I can tell when people talk about it they’re talking about European orchestra music developed between 1500-1800 (I very well may be wrong about those years but it’s besides the point). What I’m curious is do other cultures and continents have that same regard for regional composers? Did India or china have a musical renaissance where there are names spoken of on the same level of Debussy and Mozart? Maybe not newer nations like the americas, but the countries of Africa and Asia have to have rich musical history. I just don’t know anything about it. Anyone got any insight or even non-traditional recommendations from countries not often discussed in the topic of classical music?