Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Susanne (class of 2026) featuring some songs for studying.
Study Songs!
This playlist features some of my recent favorite songs for studying or doing homework. I find them super soothing so I hope you all find something you enjoy and want to add to your own playlists!
Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners – “Lake Missoula”
Lord Huron – “La Belle Fleur Sauvage”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student assistant Madelyn (class of 2028) and features some violin pieces she enjoys listening to while studying.
Quiet Resonance
Hello everyone! This playlist is a compilation of diverse calming violin pieces that I greatly enjoy while studying. This playlist is designed to create a serene space of focus and reflection. With these soothing yet powerful harmonies, I hope this playlist will allow your mind to stay grounded and focused while studying or reading. Hope you enjoy it!
Dramatic Violin – “Black Swan”
Joel Sunny and Dramatic Violin – “Middle of the Night”
Dramatic Violin – “Running Up That Hill”
Dramatic Violin – “Another Love”
Dramatic Violin – “Young and Beautiful”
Dramatic Violin – “War of Hearts”
Dramatic Violin – “Train Wreck”
Dramatic Violin – “Dandelions”
Dramatic Violin – “Under the Influence”
Dramatic Violin – “Mystery of Love”
Dramatic Violin – “Slow Dancing in the Dark”
Dramatic Violin – “The Night We Met”
Dramatic Violin – “Summertime Sadness”
Dramatic Violin – “As the World Caves In”
Dramatic Violin – “Desert Rose”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:
And here it is on Spotify:
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist features a selection of music for a Music Library study session curated by Music Library student assistant Amy (class of 2025).
Studying in the Parsons Music Library
Frederic Chopin – Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, Op. Posth.
Camille Saint-Saens – The Carnival of the Animals The Swan
Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18 – II Adagio sostenuto
Bach – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 1010: 1 Prelude
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, “Waltz of the Flowers”
Dvorak – Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B.52 – II Tempo di valse
Dvorak – Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22 – I Moderato
Ravel – Ma Mere L’Oye, M. 60 – I Pavan de la Belle au bois dormant
Piero Piccioni – Amore Mio Aiutami (Main Theme)
Dvorak – “Song to the Moon” Rusalka, Op. 114, Act 1
Respighi – Pini di Roma, P. 141: III I pini del Gianicolo
Beethoven – Lenore, Op. 72, Act I “Mir ist so wunderbar”
Debussy – La Mer, L. 109, II Jeux de vagues
Lavinia Meijer – Dances for Harp and Orchestra, L. 103, II Danse profane
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102
Debussy – Deux Arabesques, CD 74: I. Andantino con moto
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSwAwMtTLDwjK99x65ClwlqXWXG6vyGRP
And here it is on Spotify:
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today we’re featuring a collection of Renaissance Polyphony curated by Music Library student assistant Ryan (class of 2022).
So here is “Renaissance Polyphony to Get Your Brain Going”:
The Ghent Altarpiece: Singing Angels (detail) by Jan van Eyck (1432)
William Byrd – Mass for Four voices
William Byrd – Mass for Five Voices
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Missa Papae Marcelli
Gregorio Allegri – Miserere mei, Deus
And here is a link to a YouTube playlist of all of the works above!
Musicians of the late Renaissance/early Baroque era (Gerard van Honthorst, The Concert, 1623)
Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today we’re featuring a collection of feel good indie/alternative music curated by Music Library student manager Abby (class of 2021).
So here are “some relaxing jazz instrumentals for your late night study sessions” curated by Abby for you:
“Soft Like Rain” – Anita Rosswell
“Relentlessly Fascinating” – Western Jazz Trio
“Body & Soul” – Hudson Harris & Haim
“Old Folks” – Southside Players
“Good Morning Heartache” – Sixth Street Quartet
“I’m Old Fashioned” – Carl Bagge Trio
“If You Could See Me Now” – Astoria Three
“Summertime” – Tall Trees Jazz
“Maybe We’ll Meet Again” – Kuipers & Winter
“Happy Chilled Jazz” – Happy Jazz
“Club France” – Classic French Jazz
“On A Turquoise Cloud” – Echoes of Swing
“He Was Too Good To Me” – Connie Hen
“Now We Know” – Ambient Jazz Collective
“Theme for Ernie” – Fredrik Kronkvist
“Little Person” – Brad Mehldau Trio
“Curves” – Tord Gustavsen Trio
“In The Blue Of Evening” – Asi Kaplan Jazz Band
“You Left With My Heart Still Yours” – Jaden Berry
“Waltz At Midnight” – Midtown Trio
“In A Sentimental Mood” – The Uptown Players
“The Shadow Of Your Smile” – The Blue Green
“Bee Blues” – Brad Mehldau Trio
“I’ve Got You Under My Skin” – The Red Robin Quartet