Parsons Playlists: Dark Academia

Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Deisy (class of 2024) and features music for your next study session.

Dark Academia

Looking for some dark academia themed music? Look no further as this playlist transports you to a darker yet magical ambience, perfect for studying!

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Takefumi Haketa – “Social Ball” (from Vampire Knight ost)

Herold Lavrentievich Kittler – “Expectation Waltz”

Max Kyuss – “Amur Waves”

Evgeniĭ Mikhaĭlovich Dreĭzin – “Forest Tale”

Dmitri Shostakovich – “The Second Waltz” (from Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2)

Takefumi Haketa – “Inner Turmoil” (from Vampire Knight: Guilty)

Eugen Doga – “Gramophone”

Ilya Shatrov – “On The Hills of Manchuria Waltz”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Op. 20, Act 2

Vladimir Fedoseyev – “The Snowstorm: II. Waltz”

Takefumi Haketa – “Forbidden Act” (from Vampire Knight ost)

Stephen Flaherty – “Once Upon A December”

Iosif Ivanovici – “Waves of the Danube Waltz”

Petr Gapon – “Broken Strings Waltz”

Frank Wildhorn – “Prologue to The Count of Monte Cristo

Takefumi Haketa – “Main Theme” (from Vampire Knight: Guilty)

Piero Piccioni – “Amore Mio Aiutami (Main Theme)”

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezPYHKDU_Cqq_d14hU5aOlX

Parsons Playlists: Studying in the Parsons Music Library

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

Study music

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

Borodin – Nocturne

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

Faure – Pavane, Op. 50

Gershwin – The Man I Love

Debussy – Deux Arabesques, CD 74: I. Andantino con moto

Liszt – Liebestraum

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSwAwMtTLDwjK99x65ClwlqXWXG6vyGRP

And here it is on Spotify: