In 1994, President Bill Clinton designated September as Classical Music Month. What better way to celebrate with a Toast to National Classical Music Month featuring 8 musical pieces that are relatively well-known.
List of classical and art music traditions - introduction to Western, Malian, Ottoman Turkish, Persian, Azerbaijani, Afghan, Indian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian classical music traditions. Each tradition has its own individual instruments.
Naxos.com is a site dedicated to classical music as known in Western historical and cultural tradition. The following links are starting points (they are from Naxos unless otherwise noted):
| 10 Incredible Benefits of Listening to Classical Music | Benefits of listening to classical music (Classic FM). |
| 12 Types of Classical Music That Defined the Genre | This page will explain these and other types of music. (ProMusicianHub). |
| Classical Music Month -September 2025 | This site describes the history of Classical Music Month, description of classical music, suggestions on how to celebrate it, and other music-related events on the calendar. |
| History of Classical Music | This site also has lists of recommended pieces pertaining to different time periods. |
| Musical Instruments | What are percussion versus woodwind versus string instruments? This page helps explain and give example of the six categories of instruments in Western classical music. |
These are few of the books related to classical music accessible to LWLC patrons:
The Cambridge History of World Music
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Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music
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Five Straight Lines: A History of Music
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A History of American Classical Music
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The NPR Classical Music Companion
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Despite the underlying disco beat, "Hooked on Classics" provides a sample of different composers' musical works.
These are a few of the e-books related to classical music accessible to LWLC patrons:
The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music
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The Composers: A Hystery of Music
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Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Classical Music
A Sound Mind:How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite Its Entire History)
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Who Knew? : Answers to Questions About Classical Music You Never Thought to Ask
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