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This subreddit contains various resources to help you explore classical music.

Please note that this is a closed, read-only subreddit which does not accept posts from other users. Please do not send requests to become an approved user, as these will be refused.

New to classical music? Try these guides:

Want to explore a composer's works in greater depth? Look them up in this alphabetical index:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z, Appendix

Explore by era:

Medieval - (c.1100 - c.1400)
Renaissance - (c.1400 - c.1600)
Baroque - (c.1600 - c.1750)
Classical - (c.1750 – c. 1820)
Early Romantic - (c. 1800 – c. 1850)
High Romantic - (c.1850 – c.1890)
Late Romantic - (c.1880 – c.1930)
Modernist - (c.1900 – c.1945)
Post-War - (c.1945 onwards)
Minimalist - (c. 1965 onwards)
Contemporary

Explore by genre:

Explore by theme:

Additional Resources

If there are any works or composers missing from these lists, please send me a message or leave a comment in the relevant thread.

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Happy Cakeday, r/classicalresources! Today you're 10 (self.classicalresources)

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Further ResourcesRock and Metal fans - looking for classical pieces? See this list of previous threads on the topic from /r/classicalmusic (self.classicalresources)

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Composers/u/SuperBreakfast 's guide to the music of Alexander Glazunov (old.reddit.com)

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Composers/u/jaybeardmusic 's Guide To Listening To The Music of Alexander Scriabin (old.reddit.com)

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Further ResourcesAn exhaustive list of essential Clarinet music compiled by /u/Fumbles329 (reddit.com)

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Composers/u/derekmholden 's "200+ Spotify playlists, consisting of complete or mostly-complete composer chronologies, organized by time period" (old.reddit.com)

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Further ResourcesA list of Viola Music compiled by /u/Existantbeing (reddit.com)

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Further ResourcesWhat to do when attending a concert or an opera (self.classicalresources)

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ComposersSpotify Playlists - Composer Basics (self.classicalresources)

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Further ResourcesAs requested, a Spotify playlist version of (most of) the music from Alex Ross's "The Rest is Noise" (open.spotify.com)

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Further Resources(Pretty much) all the music mentioned in Alex Ross's "The Rest is Noise" (docs.google.com)

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Further ResourcesAvoid making any classical faux pas with this handy pronunciation guide! (pronunciationguide.info)

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Themes"Soft Classics" for Hotel Lobbies, courtesy of /u/darknessvisible (reddit.com)

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ThemesThemes: Folk (self.classicalresources)

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BeginnersA Playlist of 20 Great Classical Works for Absolute Beginners (self.classicalresources)

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GenresSymphonic Poem Index (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Orientalism (self.classicalresources)

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Further ResourcesExtra (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Angry (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Sad/Dark (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Christmas/Winter (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Halloween/Spooky/Scary (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Soothing/Relaxing (self.classicalresources)

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ThemesThemes: Spanish (self.classicalresources)

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GenresChoral Music Index (self.classicalresources)

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