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Historical

The *historical* music genre encompasses compositions and performances that evoke, recreate, or are inspired by past musical traditions. This includes medieval and Renaissance music, military and folk tunes, period-authentic classical works, and historical reenactment soundtracks. Artists in this genre often use authentic instrumentation, archival melodies, or historical themes to immerse listeners in bygone eras. From fife and drum marches to Baroque opera to public domain hymns, *historical* music serves as both an artistic and educational bridge to history, preserving and celebrating musical heritage.

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Experimental Ambient Folk Classical World Traditional Music New Age Opera Choral Baroque Soundtrack Medieval Early Music Renaissance Orchestral Ethnomusicology Military

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Folk Classical World Traditional Music Ambient Medieval Renaissance Baroque Choral Orchestral Music

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Medieval Russian Folk Polyphony Turkish Classical Music Korean Traditional Shanty Ancient Mediterranean Andalusian Classical Military Central Asian Folk Fife And Drum Kazakh Traditional Pibroch French Renaissance Icelandic Traditional Bandura Pinoy Traditional Military Music Nationalistic Guqin

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May 14, 2026

Clock In Again
Traditional•
Public Domain
1 tracks
April 24

Romantic Instrumental Music for Wedding Ceremony and Reception
Public Domain
8 tracks
April 4

Gathering Clouds
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Alban Berg•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Campra•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Aram Khachaturian•
Armando Manzanero•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Clara Schumann•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Django Reinhardt•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Émile Waldteufel•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Ferdinand Hérold•
Florent Schmitt•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Georg Philipp Telemann
139 tracks
April 3

Assassin's Creed: The Piano Collection
Assassin's Creed•
Nicolas Horvath
20 tracks
March 30

Classical Chamber Music – Piano, Strings and Guitar for the Soul
Public Domain•
Anonymous
7 tracks
March 30

Sueño Dulce para Perros – Música Tranquila para Perros con Ansiedad y Descanso
Public Domain•
Música Para Perros
7 tracks
March 30

Klassische Kammermusik – Piano, Streicher und Gitarre für die Seele
Public Domain•
Anonymous
7 tracks
March 13

Assassin's Creed: The Piano Collection - Black Flag
Brian Tyler•
Assassin's Creed•
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
February 20

Assassin's Creed: The Piano Collection - America (The Story of Connor Kenway)
Lorne Balfe•
Assassin's Creed•
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
December 26, 2025

Sacred Polyphony
Public Domain
9 tracks
December 8

Away In A Manger
Public Domain•
Little Piano Player
1 tracks
December 7

Carols from King’s College, Cambridge
Choir of King's College, Cambridge•
Anonymous•
Benjamin Britten•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Gustav Holst•
Hector Berlioz•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Rutter•
John Tavener•
Michael Praetorius•
Peter Warlock•
Thomas Ravenscroft•
Traditional
36 tracks
December 5

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Additional Music (Original Game Soundtrack)
Takeshi Furukawa•
Assassin's Creed
2 tracks
November 21

Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory (Original Game Soundtrack)
Brendan Angelides•
Assassin's Creed
14 tracks
November 21

Impressions of Orient
Claude Debussy•
Albert Ketèlbey•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Borodin•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Messager•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Koechlin•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Claudio Monteverdi•
César Cui•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Florent Schmitt•
Francisco Tárrega•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Fritz Kreisler•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Giacomo Puccini•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gustav Holst•
Gustav Mahler•
Hector Berlioz•
Henry Purcell•
Iannis Xenakis•
Igor Stravinsky•
Isaac Albéniz•
Jacques Ibert•
Jean Sibelius
80 tracks
November 17

Hearts of Iron IV - No Compromise, No Surrender (Original Game Soundtrack)
Andreas Waldetoft•
Paradox Interactive
10 tracks
November 14

Traditional Indian Music
Anonymous•
Traditional•
Public Domain
17 tracks
November 7

Белый рай
Zhanna Bichevskaya
12 tracks
October 14

Ezio's Family (Piano Jazz Version)
Assassin's Creed
1 tracks
October 1

A Musical Bestiary
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alan Rawsthorne•
Alban Berg•
Albert Roussel•
Alessandro Scarlatti•
Alexandre Tansman•
Anatoly Lyadov•
André Caplet•
André Messager•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arnold Schoenberg•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Charles Lecocq•
Charles Trenet•
Claude Debussy•
Cole Porter•
César Franck•
Darius Milhaud•
David Monrad Johansen•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Elliott Carter•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Enrique Granados•
Eric Coates•
Erich Wolfgang Korngold•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn
175 tracks
September 22

Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud (Original Game Soundtrack)
Andreas Waldetoft•
Paradox Interactive
4 tracks
September 19

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji (Original Game Soundtrack)
The Flight•
Assassin's Creed
13 tracks
September 5

Hybris
Barbaros
2 tracks
August 15

Belgique
Barbaros
2 tracks
August 4

De La Mar
Barbaros
2 tracks
August 1

X-Type
Barbaros
3 tracks
July 25

Mine all mine (Radio Edit)
Barbaros
1 tracks
July 4

Mine All Mine
Barbaros
1 tracks
June 19

Europa Universalis V (Original Game Soundtrack)
Håkan Glänte•
Paradox Interactive
26 tracks
June 13

Moving Thoughts
Barbaros
2 tracks
June 6

SEN
Barbaros
2 tracks
May 30

Manhattan Look (Edit)
Barbaros
1 tracks
May 2

By your side (edits)
Barbaros
3 tracks
April 16

Amazing Grace (Soft Piano Version)
John Newton
1 tracks
April 4

Cloud City (Stereosyn Remix Edit)
Barbaros
2 tracks
April 4

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Ukombozi (feat. Tiggs Da Author - Original Game Soundtrack)
Assassin's Creed
8 tracks
March 28

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Kage No Iro (Original Game Soundtrack)
TEKE::TEKE•
Assassin's Creed
9 tracks
March 28

Derb (Vin Vega & Better Than Lex Remix)
Jens O.•
Spacekid•
Barbaros
3 tracks
March 20

Amazing Grace (Slowed Reverb & Phaser - Piano Version)
John Newton
1 tracks
March 14

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Original Game Soundtrack)
The Flight•
Assassin's Creed
59 tracks

April 24, 2026

Romantic Instrumental Music for Wedding Ceremony and Reception
Public Domain
8 tracks
April 4

Gathering Clouds
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Alban Berg•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Campra•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Aram Khachaturian•
Armando Manzanero•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Clara Schumann•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Django Reinhardt•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Émile Waldteufel•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Ferdinand Hérold•
Florent Schmitt•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Georg Philipp Telemann
139 tracks
April 3

Assassin's Creed: The Piano Collection
Assassin's Creed•
Nicolas Horvath
20 tracks
March 30

Classical Chamber Music – Piano, Strings and Guitar for the Soul
Public Domain•
Anonymous
7 tracks
March 30

Sueño Dulce para Perros – Música Tranquila para Perros con Ansiedad y Descanso
Public Domain•
Música Para Perros
7 tracks
March 30

Klassische Kammermusik – Piano, Streicher und Gitarre für die Seele
Public Domain•
Anonymous
7 tracks
December 26, 2025

Sacred Polyphony
Public Domain
9 tracks
December 7

Carols from King’s College, Cambridge
Choir of King's College, Cambridge•
Anonymous•
Benjamin Britten•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Gustav Holst•
Hector Berlioz•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Rutter•
John Tavener•
Michael Praetorius•
Peter Warlock•
Thomas Ravenscroft•
Traditional
36 tracks
November 21

Impressions of Orient
Claude Debussy•
Albert Ketèlbey•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Borodin•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Messager•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Koechlin•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Claudio Monteverdi•
César Cui•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Florent Schmitt•
Francisco Tárrega•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Fritz Kreisler•
Frédéric Chopin•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Giacomo Puccini•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gustav Holst•
Gustav Mahler•
Hector Berlioz•
Henry Purcell•
Iannis Xenakis•
Igor Stravinsky•
Isaac Albéniz•
Jacques Ibert•
Jean Sibelius
80 tracks
November 21

Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory (Original Game Soundtrack)
Brendan Angelides•
Assassin's Creed
14 tracks
November 17

Hearts of Iron IV - No Compromise, No Surrender (Original Game Soundtrack)
Andreas Waldetoft•
Paradox Interactive
10 tracks
November 14

Traditional Indian Music
Anonymous•
Traditional•
Public Domain
17 tracks
November 7

Белый рай
Zhanna Bichevskaya
12 tracks
October 1

A Musical Bestiary
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alan Rawsthorne•
Alban Berg•
Albert Roussel•
Alessandro Scarlatti•
Alexandre Tansman•
Anatoly Lyadov•
André Caplet•
André Messager•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arnold Schoenberg•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Charles Lecocq•
Charles Trenet•
Claude Debussy•
Cole Porter•
César Franck•
Darius Milhaud•
David Monrad Johansen•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Elliott Carter•
Emmanuel Chabrier•
Enrique Granados•
Eric Coates•
Erich Wolfgang Korngold•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn
175 tracks
September 22

Stellaris: Shadows of the Shroud (Original Game Soundtrack)
Andreas Waldetoft•
Paradox Interactive
4 tracks
September 19

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji (Original Game Soundtrack)
The Flight•
Assassin's Creed
13 tracks
June 19

Europa Universalis V (Original Game Soundtrack)
Håkan Glänte•
Paradox Interactive
26 tracks
April 4

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Ukombozi (feat. Tiggs Da Author - Original Game Soundtrack)
Assassin's Creed
8 tracks
March 28

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Kage No Iro (Original Game Soundtrack)
TEKE::TEKE•
Assassin's Creed
9 tracks
March 14

Assassin's Creed Shadows (Original Game Soundtrack)
The Flight•
Assassin's Creed
59 tracks

May 14, 2026

Clock In Again
Traditional•
Public Domain
1 tracks
March 13

Assassin's Creed: The Piano Collection - Black Flag
Brian Tyler•
Assassin's Creed•
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
February 20

Assassin's Creed: The Piano Collection - America (The Story of Connor Kenway)
Lorne Balfe•
Assassin's Creed•
Nicolas Horvath
1 tracks
December 8, 2025

Away In A Manger
Public Domain•
Little Piano Player
1 tracks
December 5

Assassin's Creed Shadows - Additional Music (Original Game Soundtrack)
Takeshi Furukawa•
Assassin's Creed
2 tracks
October 14

Ezio's Family (Piano Jazz Version)
Assassin's Creed
1 tracks
September 5

Hybris
Barbaros
2 tracks
August 15

Belgique
Barbaros
2 tracks
August 4

De La Mar
Barbaros
2 tracks
August 1

X-Type
Barbaros
3 tracks
July 25

Mine all mine (Radio Edit)
Barbaros
1 tracks
July 4

Mine All Mine
Barbaros
1 tracks
June 13

Moving Thoughts
Barbaros
2 tracks
June 6

SEN
Barbaros
2 tracks
May 30

Manhattan Look (Edit)
Barbaros
1 tracks
May 2

By your side (edits)
Barbaros
3 tracks
April 16

Amazing Grace (Soft Piano Version)
John Newton
1 tracks
April 4

Cloud City (Stereosyn Remix Edit)
Barbaros
2 tracks
March 28

Derb (Vin Vega & Better Than Lex Remix)
Jens O.•
Spacekid•
Barbaros
3 tracks
March 20

Amazing Grace (Slowed Reverb & Phaser - Piano Version)
John Newton
1 tracks