What are the most famous/known classical music pieces?

They're the definition of classic. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 iconic pieces of classical music. Check u... read more

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) wrote this 12-minute-long piece of music as the last part of his four-part musical overture. Other parts are well known as well but this piece became famous through its usage in Warner Brother’s Looney Tunes cartoons. read more

The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a selection of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the album was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. read more

It remains the most performed melody in all of Classical music’s history. It has been incorporated into every 20th Century genre of music: rap, blues, disco, heavy metal, rock and roll, country, you name it. read more