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"classical" music refers to all of the composers from Bach to Phillip Glass. It is usually music that is played in a formal setting. Although, they were hardly the formal gatherings we have today. They were usually rowdy, hectic audiences ... very similar to rock concerts that we have now.
"Classical" music refers to a certain genre and time period between Haydn/Mozart and Beethoven (about 1750 to 1820 or so).
The difference is in the capitalization of the letter "c." Of course you can't hear the difference in spoken language. So you have to take what the speaker is saying in the context of the conversation. If you are talking specifically about Mozart or Haydn or early Beethoven then you are probably talking about "Classical" music. If you are talking about all composers then you are talking about "classical" music.
I love the English language.
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