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Originally posted by byzantium
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Are you saying that prog is closer to classical music than to rock music?
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Certainly closer to classical than to jazz or blues, though it borrows from all the forms.
I'd say that what makes prog prog is it's relationship to the classical forms, though. Classical music is progressive in the classical (OK, early English) meaning of the word (and by "early" I mean '70s).
The single identifying feature that distinguishes prog from other forms is that the music progresses from one theme to another, never quite exactly to return. And that form also is a defining theme of classical music.
In terms of sounds, and timbres, and chord choices prog ROCK is rooted in blues, jazz and rock. In terms of internal structure and structural forms PROG rock is rooted in classical.
A guitarist might notice timbre and chords before he notices structure. I'm a drummer. I notice structure before I notice timbre and I couldn't tell your C# from A flat morris minor.