{"id":58207,"date":"2025-09-17T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=58207"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:27:13","slug":"music-genre-highlight-classical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/music-genre-highlight-classical\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Genre Highlight: Classical"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-58581 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?resize=632%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?resize=632%2C632&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CD-Classical-Music.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>In honor of Classical Music Month, I wanted to highlight this sometimes overlooked, but essential genre within our collection, classical! Oftentimes Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven are the first many think of when hearing the term &#8216;classical music&#8217;, but the genre expands to various other composers and artists, even to this day. Here is a portion of what Davenport Public Library has to offer, both old and new!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=f28881a6-7e48-4151-8881-a67e48d15103&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Six Evolutions: Cello Suites<\/em><\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Johann Sebastian Bach<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=7f75a0b0-9e98-4fac-b5a0-b09e98bfac79&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Best of Andrea Bocelli Vivere<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8211; Andrea Bocelli<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=fc10255b-73c0-4997-9025-5b73c08997ca&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Music of the Night, The Essential Chopin Collection<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>&#8211; Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=8f0899a0-839c-4456-8899-a0839cb456ea&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Debussy for Daydreaming, Music to Caress Your Innermost Thoughts<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8211; Claude Debussy\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=c000731f-384b-4db7-8073-1f384bcdb7fa&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>The Water Music<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8211; George Handel\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=1faca2d2-fed7-49ba-aca2-d2fed729baa7&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Vivaldi&#8217;s Cello<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8211; Yo-Yo Ma\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=1eca4ac2-b1fb-4ab0-8a4a-c2b1fb6ab008&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Limitless<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8211; Piano Guys<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=c46ea545-7b48-4093-aea5-457b48f09313&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>A Symphonic Celebration: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayo Miyazaki<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>&#8211; Jo Hisaishi\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=e5639a47-3a66-46ba-a39a-473a66d6baf0&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Piano Book<\/strong><\/em><\/a> &#8211; Lang Lang<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=70ff03cd-61fd-4ef4-bf03-cd61fd6ef419&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>For Relaxation<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>&#8211; Peter Tchaikovsky<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=b2d50a6d-816d-42c3-950a-6d816dc2c300&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Great Composers in Words and Music: Ludwig van Beethoven<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=3f1b5969-3b89-471a-9b59-693b89c71aa8&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Great Composers in Words and Music: Mozart<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If you&#8217;re more into streaming music, we also have <a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary.freegalmusic.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freegal<\/a>, a streaming service accessible through your Davenport Library Card. I made a playlist to get you started, you can access it <a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary.freegalmusic.com\/my-music\/playlists\/598889?si=bXktbXVzaWMvcGxheWxpc3RzLzU5ODg4OV8yMDA2MzAwMzgzMTEyNF85OTY=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Want to learn more about classical music or the world of classical music? We have books available for checkout as well!<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=3ab2c1b6-ec14-5524-ac10-d5b2b8d49ad9&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>The Classical Music Book<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>by Big Ideas Explained<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davenportlibrary-bett.na2.iiivega.com\/search\/card?id=97da5edc-a28c-55b0-943d-b5f8b81c552f&amp;entityType=FormatGroup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Declassified: a low-key guide to the high-strung world of classical music <\/strong><\/em><\/a>by Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>When&#8217;s your favorite time to listen to classical music? For me, it&#8217;s when I&#8217;m either reading or crafting. 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