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| director = Amy Schatz
| director = Amy Schatz
| starring =
| starring =
| company = [[Home Box Office, Inc.|Home Box Office]]
| company = [[Poetry Foundation]]<br>(2008)<br>[[Home Box Office, Inc.|HBO Family Original Programming]]<br>(2005-2008)<br>[[Home Box Office, Inc.|HBO Kids]]<br>(2017)
| country = USA
| country = United States
| network = [[HBO]]<br>[[HBO#List of channels|HBO Family]]
| network = [[HBO]]<br>[[HBO#List of HBO channels|HBO Family]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|05|14}}
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|05|14}}
| last_aired = present
| last_aired = {{end date|2017}}
| num_episodes = 6}}
| num_episodes = 6
}}


'''''Classical Baby''''' is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by [[Amy Schatz]] and produced by [[HBO]]. The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. ''Classical Baby'' is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on [[HBO|HBO Family]] on May 14, 2005.
'''''Classical Baby''''' is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by [[Amy Schatz]] and produced by [[HBO]]. The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. ''Classical Baby'' is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on [[HBO|HBO Family]] on May 14, 2005.


The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents’ Choice Awards, and others.
The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.


The series won two [[Emmy Award]]s for [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Children's Program|Outstanding Children's Program]] and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, one given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska, and one to Jarek Szyszko.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/aug/18/news/wk-emmy18 |title=Cartoon Network wins six Emmys |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2005-08-18 |access-date=2014-12-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=classical+baby&field_is_winner=1&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00:00:00&field_nominations_year_1=2018-01-01+00:00:00&field_award_category=All&field_is_winner=1|title=Nominations Search|work=Television Academy|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206004013/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=classical+baby&field_is_winner=1&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00:00:00&field_nominations_year_1=2018-01-01+00:00:00&field_award_category=All&field_is_winner=1|archive-date=2018-02-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Baisley |first=Sarah |url=http://www.awn.com/news/south-park-clone-wars-and-lost-win-animation-and-vfx-primetime-emmy-awards |title=South Park, Clone Wars and Lost Win Animation and VFX Primetime Emmy Awards |work=[[Animation World Network]] |date=2005-09-12 |access-date=2014-12-01 }}</ref>
The series won two [[Emmy Awards]] for [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Children's Program|Outstanding Children's Program]] and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, one given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska, and one to Jarek Szyszko.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-18-wk-emmy18-story.html |title=Cartoon Network wins six Emmys |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2005-08-18 |access-date=2014-12-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=classical+baby&field_is_winner=1&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00:00:00&field_nominations_year_1=2018-01-01+00:00:00&field_award_category=All&field_is_winner=1|title=Nominations Search|work=Television Academy|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206004013/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=classical+baby&field_is_winner=1&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00:00:00&field_nominations_year_1=2018-01-01+00:00:00&field_award_category=All&field_is_winner=1|archive-date=2018-02-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Baisley |first=Sarah |url=http://www.awn.com/news/south-park-clone-wars-and-lost-win-animation-and-vfx-primetime-emmy-awards |title=South Park, Clone Wars and Lost Win Animation and VFX Primetime Emmy Awards |work=[[Animation World Network]] |date=2005-09-12 |access-date=2014-12-01 }}</ref>


It won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Boccherini, Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."<ref>{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/and-to-south-park-a-rudeness-award/ |title=And to 'South Park,' a rudeness award |work=[[Media Life Magazine]] |date=2006-04-05 |access-date=2014-12-01 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/classical-baby 65th Annual Peabody Awards], May 2006.</ref>
It won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."<ref>{{cite news |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/and-to-south-park-a-rudeness-award/ |title=And to 'South Park,' a rudeness award |work=[[Media Life Magazine]] |date=2006-04-05 |access-date=2014-12-01 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/classical-baby 65th Annual Peabody Winners], May 2006.</ref>


In 2017, two new lullaby-themed episodes aired on HBO and HBO Family: "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."
In 2017, two new lullaby-themed episodes aired on HBO and HBO Family: "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."

More Classical Baby episodes aired on [[HBO Max]].


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
Classical Baby is currently available on HBO and HBO Max On-Demand as 6 different episodes:
Classical Baby is currently available on HBO and Max On-Demand as 6 different episodes:
* Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 14, 2005)
* Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 14, 2005)
* Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 14, 2005)
* Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 14, 2005)
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* Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1 (December 24, 2017)
* Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1 (December 24, 2017)
* Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2 (December 25, 2017)
* Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2 (December 25, 2017)



Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first two episodes, and are not included on the DVD version:
Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first two episodes, and are not included on the DVD version:
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#The Cow Song, "[[O mio babbino caro]]" from ''Gianni Schicchi''<br />by [[Giacomo Puccini]]<br />performed by [[Ying Huang (soprano)|Ying Huang]], soprano, [[London Symphony Orchestra]], [[James Conlon]], conductor
#The Cow Song, "[[O mio babbino caro]]" from ''Gianni Schicchi''<br />by [[Giacomo Puccini]]<br />performed by [[Ying Huang (soprano)|Ying Huang]], soprano, [[London Symphony Orchestra]], [[James Conlon]], conductor
#Good Morning, [[Peer Gynt (Grieg)|''Peer Gynt'']]: "[[Morning Mood]]"<br />by [[Edvard Grieg]]<br />performed by CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Stephen Gunzenhauser
#Good Morning, [[Peer Gynt (Grieg)|''Peer Gynt'']]: "[[Morning Mood]]"<br />by [[Edvard Grieg]]<br />performed by CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Stephen Gunzenhauser
#Night Music, "[[Eine kleine Nachtmusik]]"<br />by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]<br />performed by [[Capella Istropolitana]] Wolfgang Sobotk, conductor (a Baby)
#Night Music, "[[Eine kleine Nachtmusik]]"<br />by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]<br />performed by [[Cappella Istropolitana]], [[Wolfgang Sobotka]], conductor (a baby)
#Aquarium, "Aquarium" from ''[[The Carnival of the Animals]]''<br />by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]<br />performed by Chamber Ensemble [[Philippe Entremont]] and [[Gaby Casadesus]], pianos
#Aquarium, "Aquarium" from ''[[The Carnival of the Animals]]''<br />by [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]<br />performed by Chamber Ensemble [[Philippe Entremont]] and [[Gaby Casadesus]], pianos
#Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu"<br />by [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]<br />performed by Christina Ortiz
#Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu"<br />by [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]<br />performed by Christina Ortiz
#Appalachian Spring, "[[Appalachian Spring]] Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement<br />by [[Aaron Copland]]<br />performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
#Appalachian Spring, "[[Appalachian Spring]] Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement<br />by [[Aaron Copland]]<br />performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
#The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from [[Romanian Folk Dances]], Sz. 56<br />written by [[Béla Bartók]]<br />performed by [[Midori Gotō|Midori]], violin, Robert McDonald, piano
#The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from [[Romanian Folk Dances]], Sz. 56<br />written by [[Béla Bartók]]<br />performed by [[Midori Gotō|Midori]], violin, Robert McDonald, piano
#My Blanket, "[[Suite bergamasque|Clair de Lune]]"<br />by [[Claude Debussy]]<br />performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor
#My Blanket, "[[Clair de lune (Debussy)|Clair de lune]]"<br />by [[Claude Debussy]]<br />performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor
#"[[Brahms's Lullaby|Lullaby]]"<br />by [[Johannes Brahms]]<br />performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
#"[[Brahms's Lullaby|Lullaby]]"<br />by [[Johannes Brahms]]<br />performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)


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#Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1<br />by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
#Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1<br />by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky<br />performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
#Frogs, Music: Gymnopédie No. 3 by [[Erik Satie]], painting by [[Claude Monet]]
#Frogs, Music: Gymnopédie No. 3 by [[Erik Satie]], painting by [[Claude Monet]]
#I Love You, Music: Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb, 2nd Mvt by [[Franz Schubert]], paintings by [[Mary Cassatt]]
#I Love You, Music: [[Piano Trio No. 1 (Schubert)|Piano Trio No. 1]] in B{{music|b}}, 2nd movement, by [[Franz Schubert]], paintings by [[Mary Cassatt]]
#Shapes, based on a painting by [[Joan Miró]], with music by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
#Shapes, based on a painting by [[Joan Miró]], with music by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, [[BWV 1056]]: II. Largo
#The Museum, with music by [[Gabriel Fauré]], Dolly Suite, Op. 56
#The Museum, with music by [[Gabriel Fauré]], [[Dolly (Fauré)|Dolly Suite, Op. 56]]
#Trucks, with music by [[Duke Ellington]], painting by [[Fernand Léger]]
#Trucks, with music by [[Duke Ellington]], painting by [[Fernand Léger]]
#Dance Class, Music: Dance of the Hours by [[Amilcare Ponchielli]], painting by [[Edgar Degas]]
#Dance Class, Music: Dance of the Hours by [[Amilcare Ponchielli]], painting by [[Edgar Degas]]
#The Conductor, Music: ''[[The Blue Danube]]'' by [[Johann Strauss]], performed by Vienna Opera Orchestra (a Baby)
#The Conductor, Music: ''[[The Blue Danube]]'' by [[Johann Strauss]], performed by Vienna Opera Orchestra (a baby)
#The Kiss, Music: Salut d'Amour by [[Edward Elgar]], painting by [[Marc Chagall]]
#The Kiss, Music: Salut d'Amour by [[Edward Elgar]], painting by [[Marc Chagall]]
#Art Faces, Music: "[[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]]" Carmen Suite No. 2 by [[Georges Bizet]]
#Art Faces, Music: "[[Habanera (aria)|Habanera]]" Carmen Suite No. 2 by [[Georges Bizet]]
#Busy Bees, with music by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]], painting by [[Jackson Pollock]]
#Busy Bees, Music: [[Flight of the Bumblebee]] by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]], painting by [[Jackson Pollock]]
#City Streets, with music by [[Count Basie]], painting by [[Piet Mondrian]]
#City Streets, with music by [[Count Basie]], painting by [[Piet Mondrian]]
#The Sculpture Garden, with music by [[Scott Joplin]]
#The Sculpture Garden, Music: [[Solace (Joplin)|Solace, a Mexican serenade]] by [[Scott Joplin]]
#[[The Starry Night]], with music by [[Claude Debussy]], painting by [[Vincent van Gogh]]
#[[The Starry Night]], Music: Reverie by [[Claude Debussy]], painting by [[Vincent van Gogh]]
#Baby paints with music by [[Frédéric Chopin]] – Prelude in A Major, Op.28 No. 7 (a baby)
#Baby paints with music by [[Frédéric Chopin]] – Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 (a baby)
#Lullaby by [[Johannes Brahms]] performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
#Lullaby by [[Johannes Brahms]] performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)


===The Dance Show===
===The Dance Show===
#Open<br />Music: "[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1]]" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (performed by Philharmonic Slavonica)
#Open<br />Music: "[[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)|Piano Concerto No. 1]]" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (performed by Philharmonic Slavonica)
#Waltz of the Flowers<br />Dance inspired by [[George Balanchine]]<br />Music "[[Waltz of the Flowers]]" from "[[The Nutcracker]]" "[[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]"
#Waltz of the Flowers<br />Dance inspired by [[George Balanchine]]<br />Music: "[[Waltz of the Flowers]]" from "[[The Nutcracker]]" "[[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]]"
#Dancing Sheep to Sheep, featuring Cheek to Cheek<br /> Music [[Irving Berlin]] performed by [[The Boston Pops]]
#Dancing Sheep to Sheep, featuring Cheek to Cheek<br /> Music: [[Irving Berlin]] performed by [[The Boston Pops]]
#Barn Dance<br />Dance inspired by the "Dance of the Little Swans"<br /> from "[[Swan Lake]]" Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Festival Orchestra)
#Barn Dance<br />Dance inspired by the "Dance of the Little Swans"<br /> from "[[Swan Lake]]" Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Festival Orchestra)
#Mambo<br />Music "[[Mambo No. 5]]" (Original 1940s recording) performed by [[Pérez Prado]] (babies)
#Mambo<br />Music: "[[Mambo No. 5]]" (Original 1940s recording) performed by [[Pérez Prado]] (babies)
# The Ugly Duckling - The Swan<br />Dance inspired by [[Anna Pavlova]]<br />Music "[[Le cygne|The Swan]]" from "[[The Carnival of the Animals]]" [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] by [[Joshua Bell]]
# The Swan<br />Dance inspired by [[Anna Pavlova]]<br />Music: "[[Le cygne|The Swan]]" from "[[The Carnival of the Animals]]" [[Camille Saint-Saëns]] by [[Joshua Bell]]
# The Rectangles<br />Dance inspired by [[Jerome Robbins]]<br />Music "[[Prologue]]" from "[[West Side Story]]" by [[Leonard Bernstein]]
# The Rectangles<br />Dance inspired by [[Jerome Robbins]]<br />Music: "[[Prologue]]" from "[[West Side Story]]" by [[Leonard Bernstein]]
#The Scarecrow<br />Dance inspired by [[Martha Graham]]<br />Music [[Aaron Copland]]
#The Scarecrow<br />Dance inspired by [[Martha Graham]]<br />Music: [[Aaron Copland]]
#Tap Dance<br />Dance inspired by the [[Nicholas Brothers]]<br />Music "[[I Got Rhythm]]" [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]]
#Tap Dance<br />Dance inspired by the [[Nicholas Brothers]]<br />Music: "[[I Got Rhythm]]" [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]]
#[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight|Sleepy Lion]]<br />Music "[[Mbube (song)|Mbube]]" performed by [[Miriam Makeba]] & the [[C. Mitchell Trio]]
#[[The Lion Sleeps Tonight|Sleepy Lion]]<br />Music: "[[Mbube (song)|Mbube]]" performed by [[Miriam Makeba]] & the [[C. Mitchell Trio]]
#Dancers<br />dance inspired by [[Pilobolus (dance company)|Pilobolus]]<br />Music [[Erik Satie]]
#Dancers<br />dance inspired by [[Pilobolus (dance company)|Pilobolus]]<br />Music: [[Gnossiennes|Gnossienne No. 1]] by [[Erik Satie]]
#The Hippo Dance<br />Music "[[Sugar Rum Cherry]]" by [[Duke Ellington]]
#The Hippo Dance<br />Music: "[[Sugar Rum Cherry]]" by [[Duke Ellington]]
#[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Dancin' in the Rain]] (a baby)
#[[Singin' in the Rain (song)|Dancin' in the Rain]] (a baby)
# Lullaby by [[Johannes Brahms]] performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
# Lullaby by [[Johannes Brahms]] performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)


===The Poetry Show===
===The Poetry Show===
#[[Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening]] by [[Robert Frost]] - narrated by [[Susan Sarandon]]
#[[Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening]] by [[Robert Frost]] – narrated by [[Susan Sarandon]]
#The Swing by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] - performed by Beverly Gile & Frances Archer
#The Swing by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] – performed by Beverly Gile & Frances Archer
#[[The Red Wheelbarrow]] by [[William Carlos Williams]]
#[[The Red Wheelbarrow]] by [[William Carlos Williams]]
#Grassy Grass Grass by [[Woody Guthrie]] - narrated by [[Elizabeth Mitchell]]
#Grassy Grass Grass by [[Woody Guthrie]] – narrated by [[Elizabeth Mitchell (musician)|Elizabeth Mitchell]]
#[[The Owl and the Pussycat]] by [[Edward Lear]] - narrated by [[John Lithgow]]
#[[The Owl and the Pussycat]] by [[Edward Lear]] – narrated by [[John Lithgow]]
#[[Sonnet 18|Sonnet XVIII]] by [[William Shakespeare]] - narrated by Jeffery Wright
#[[Sonnet 18|Sonnet XVIII]] by [[William Shakespeare]] – narrated by [[Jeffrey Wright]]
#Mariposa (Butterfly) by [[Federico García Lorca]] - narrated by Andy Garcia
#Mariposa (Butterfly) by [[Federico García Lorca]] – narrated by [[Andy García|Andy Garcia]]
#[[This Is Just To Say]] by [[William Carlos Williams]]
#[[This Is Just To Say]] by [[William Carlos Williams]]
#[[Skylark (song)|Skylark]] by [[Johnny Mercer]]
#[[Skylark (song)|Skylark]] by [[Johnny Mercer]]
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#A Very Valentine by [[Gertrude Stein]]
#A Very Valentine by [[Gertrude Stein]]
#Who Has Seen the Wind? by [[Christina Rossetti]]
#Who Has Seen the Wind? by [[Christina Rossetti]]
#[[Sonnets from the Portuguese|How Do I Love Thee?]] by [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]] - narrated by [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]
#[[Sonnets from the Portuguese|How Do I Love Thee?]] by [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]] – narrated by [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]
# Ending Credits
# Ending credits


===The Lullaby Show 1===
===The Lullaby Show 1===
# Open, Music: Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
# Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
# Naptime “Drume Negrita” a Cuban Lullaby, sung by [[Bola de Nieve]]
# Naptime "Drume Negrita", a Cuban lullaby, sung by [[Bola de Nieve]]
# Moonlight “Liebesträum No. 3” music by [[Franz Liszt]] performed by [[Balázs Szokolay]]
# Moonlight "[[Liebesträume|Liebestraum No. 3]]", music by [[Franz Liszt]] performed by [[Balázs Szokolay]]
# The Kiss “Suliram” an Indonesian Lullaby, sung by [[Miriam Makeba]]
# The Kiss "Suliram", an Indonesian lullaby, sung by [[Miriam Makeba]]
# Little Willow, written, sung and performed by [[Paul McCartney]]
# Little Willow, written, sung and performed by [[Paul McCartney]]
# The Violin “Oyfn Pripetshik” a Yiddish lullaby, performed by [[Itzhak Perlman]]
# The Violin "Oyfn Pripetshik", a Yiddish lullaby, performed by [[Itzhak Perlman]]
# Goodnight “Goodnight” written and sung by [[Laurie Berkner]]
# Goodnight "Goodnight", written and sung by [[Laurie Berkner]]
# Night Light “Gymnopédie No. 1” music by [[Erik Satie]] performed by Kiara Kormendi (a Baby)
# Night Light "[[Gymnopédies|Gymnopédie No. 1]]", music by [[Erik Satie]] performed by Kiara Kormendi (a Baby)
# Night Swim “White Seal Lullaby” based on a british poem by [[Rudyard Kipling]], written sung and performed by [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
# Night Swim "White Seal Lullaby", based on a British poem by [[Rudyard Kipling]], written sung and performed by [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]
# Hush-A-Bye “Hush-a-Bye” an American traditional, sung by [[Peter, Paul & Mary]]
# Hush-A-Bye "Hush-a-Bye", an American traditional, sung by [[Peter, Paul & Mary]]
# Cradle Song “Schlafe, mein prinzchen, schlaf’ ein” a German Lullaby, sung by [[Rita Streich]] (soprano)
# Cradle Song "[[Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein]]", a German lullaby, sung by [[Rita Streich]] (soprano)
# The Dream “Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)” a Zulu lullaby, sung by [[Harry Belafonte]]
# The Dream "Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)", a Zulu lullaby, sung by [[Harry Belafonte]]
# Sweet Dreams “Dream Angus” a Scottish Lullaby, sung by [[Gary Lightbody]]
# Sweet Dreams "Dream Angus", a Scottish lullaby, sung by [[Gary Lightbody]]
# Lullaby by [[Johannes Brahms]] performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)
# Lullaby by [[Johannes Brahms]] performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)


===The Lullaby Show 2===
===The Lullaby Show 2===
# Open, Music: Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
# Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
# The Painting “Méditation from ''Thaïs''” music by [[Jules Massenet]] performed by Camerata Transylavnica
# The Painting "[[Méditation (Thaïs)|Méditation from ''Thaïs'']]", music by [[Jules Massenet]] performed by Camerata Transylvanica
# Bedtime “Fais Do Do” a French lullaby, sung by ''[[Elizabeth Mitchell]]'' & [[Lisa Loeb]]
# Bedtime "Fais Do Do", a French lullaby, sung by [[Elizabeth Mitchell]] & [[Lisa Loeb]]
# Twilight “Lullaby” music by [[George Gershwin]] performed by Serafin String Quartet
# Twilight "Lullaby", music by [[George Gershwin]] performed by Serafin String Quartet
# Little Buckaroo “Hush Little Baby” an American traditional, sung by [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[Martha Wainwright]], Lucy Wainwright Roche & David Mansfield
# Little Buckaroo "Hush Little Baby", an American traditional, sung by [[Rufus Wainwright]], [[Martha Wainwright]], Lucy Wainwright Roche & David Mansfield
# Flying “Barcarolle from ''Tales of Hoffmann''” music by [[Jacques Offenbach]] performed by Keith Clark & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
# Flying "[[Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour|Barcarolle]] from '' [[The Tales of Hoffmann]]''", music by [[Jacques Offenbach]] performed by Keith Clark & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
# Hugs “Sleep Little One (Nami Nami)” an Arabic Lullaby, sung by Oumaima Khalil and [[Marcel Khalife]]
# Hugs "Sleep Little One (Nami Nami)", an Arabic lullaby, sung by Oumaima Khalil and [[Marcel Khalife]]
# Meditation “[[Berceuse (Chopin)|Berceuse]] in D-Flat Major, Op. 57” music by [[Frédéric Chopin]] performed by Jane Coop (a Baby)
# Meditation "[[Berceuse (Chopin)|Berceuse]] in D-flat major, Op. 57", music by [[Frédéric Chopin]] performed by Jane Coop (a Baby)
# Flower Dance “O Cravo Brigou Com A Rosa” a Brazilian lullaby, sung by Natasha Llerena and [[Heitor Pereira]]
# Flower Dance "O cravo brigou com a rosa", a Brazilian lullaby, sung by Natasha Llerena and [[Heitor Pereira]]
# Underwater “Nana” music by [[Manuel de Falla]]
# Underwater "[[Siete canciones populares españolas|Nana]]", music by [[Manuel de Falla]]
# Barefoot “Dreaming” music by [[Amy Beach]] performed by Ambache
# Barefoot "Dreaming", music by [[Amy Beach]] performed by Ambache
# Cuddle “A La Nanita Nana” a Spanish Lullaby, sung by [[Marta Gómez]]
# Cuddle "A la nanita nana", a Spanish lullaby, sung by [[Marta Gómez]]
# Falling Leaves “Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4” music by Johannes Brahms, performed by ''[[Yo-Yo Ma]]''
# Falling Leaves "Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4", music by Johannes Brahms, performed by ''[[Yo-Yo Ma]] and [[Kathryn Stott]]''
# Lullaby in Ragtime sung by ''[[Ron Sexsmith]]'' (ending credits)
# Lullaby in Ragtime sung by ''[[Ron Sexsmith]]'' (ending credits)

===The Rhythm Show===
# Open, Music: Piano Concerto No.1 by Pyotr llyich


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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070110211318/http://www.hbofamily.com/programs/whole_family/classical_baby.html Classical Baby] at [[HBO Family|hbofamily.com]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070110211318/http://www.hbofamily.com/programs/whole_family/classical_baby.html Classical Baby] at [[HBO Family|hbofamily.com]]


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Classical Baby
Series DVD cover
Directed byAmy Schatz
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time25 Minutes
Production companiesPoetry Foundation
(2008)
HBO Family Original Programming
(2005-2008)
HBO Kids
(2017)
Original release
NetworkHBO
HBO Family
ReleaseMay 14, 2005 (2005-05-14) –
2017 (2017)

Classical Baby is an American animated television series for young children and families directed by Amy Schatz and produced by HBO. The animation was created and designed by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation. Classical Baby is designed to introduce young children to masterpieces from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. This series first aired on HBO Family on May 14, 2005.

The series has won 4 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, Parents' Choice Awards, and others.

The series won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Program and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, one given to animator Barbara Wierzchowska, and one to Jarek Szyszko.[1][2][3]

It won a Peabody Award in 2005. The judges wrote: "This whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Mozart, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike."[4][5]

In 2017, two new lullaby-themed episodes aired on HBO and HBO Family: "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."

Episodes

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Classical Baby is currently available on HBO and Max On-Demand as 6 different episodes:

  • Classical Baby: The Music Show (May 14, 2005)
  • Classical Baby: The Art Show (May 14, 2005)
  • Classical Baby: The Dance Show (May 14, 2005)
  • Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show (April 12, 2008)
  • Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1 (December 24, 2017)
  • Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2 (December 25, 2017)

Additional Episodes had been available previously, which consisted of selections taken from the first two episodes, and are not included on the DVD version:

  • Classical Baby 1 (June 4, 2005)
  • Classical Baby 2 (June 5, 2005)

Music from the show

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The Music Show

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  1. Open, Music: "Piano Concerto No. 1"
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
  2. Bear Hugs, Music: "The Flower Duet" from Lakmé
    by Léo Delibes
    performed by Mady Mesplé (soprano) and Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano)
    Orchestre du Théatre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Alain Lombard
  3. Baby's Hands, "Von fremden Ländern und Menschen" from Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 1
    by Robert Schumann
    performed by Vladimir Horowitz, piano
  4. Baby Steps, "Dance of the Reed-Flutes"
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    performed by the Berlin Philharmonic, Peter Wohlert, conductor
  5. Busy Caterpillar, "Prelude" from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
    by Johann Sebastian Bach
    performed by Yo-Yo Ma, cello
  6. The Cow Song, "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi
    by Giacomo Puccini
    performed by Ying Huang, soprano, London Symphony Orchestra, James Conlon, conductor
  7. Good Morning, Peer Gynt: "Morning Mood"
    by Edvard Grieg
    performed by CSFR State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice), Stephen Gunzenhauser
  8. Night Music, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    performed by Cappella Istropolitana, Wolfgang Sobotka, conductor (a baby)
  9. Aquarium, "Aquarium" from The Carnival of the Animals
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
    performed by Chamber Ensemble Philippe Entremont and Gaby Casadesus, pianos
  10. Musical Faces, "A Mare Encheu"
    by Heitor Villa-Lobos
    performed by Christina Ortiz
  11. Appalachian Spring, "Appalachian Spring Ballet Suite" Moderato coda movement
    by Aaron Copland
    performed by London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, conductor
  12. The Cricket on the Roof, "Stamping Dance" from Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
    written by Béla Bartók
    performed by Midori, violin, Robert McDonald, piano
  13. My Blanket, "Clair de lune"
    by Claude Debussy
    performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), Keith Clark, conductor
  14. "Lullaby"
    by Johannes Brahms
    performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)

The Art Show

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  1. Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
  2. Frogs, Music: Gymnopédie No. 3 by Erik Satie, painting by Claude Monet
  3. I Love You, Music: Piano Trio No. 1 in B♭, 2nd movement, by Franz Schubert, paintings by Mary Cassatt
  4. Shapes, based on a painting by Joan Miró, with music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
  5. The Museum, with music by Gabriel Fauré, Dolly Suite, Op. 56
  6. Trucks, with music by Duke Ellington, painting by Fernand Léger
  7. Dance Class, Music: Dance of the Hours by Amilcare Ponchielli, painting by Edgar Degas
  8. The Conductor, Music: The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss, performed by Vienna Opera Orchestra (a baby)
  9. The Kiss, Music: Salut d'Amour by Edward Elgar, painting by Marc Chagall
  10. Art Faces, Music: "Habanera" Carmen Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet
  11. Busy Bees, Music: Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, painting by Jackson Pollock
  12. City Streets, with music by Count Basie, painting by Piet Mondrian
  13. The Sculpture Garden, Music: Solace, a Mexican serenade by Scott Joplin
  14. The Starry Night, Music: Reverie by Claude Debussy, painting by Vincent van Gogh
  15. Baby paints with music by Frédéric Chopin – Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 (a baby)
  16. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)

The Dance Show

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  1. Open
    Music: "Piano Concerto No. 1" Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (performed by Philharmonic Slavonica)
  2. Waltz of the Flowers
    Dance inspired by George Balanchine
    Music: "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker" "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky"
  3. Dancing Sheep to Sheep, featuring Cheek to Cheek
    Music: Irving Berlin performed by The Boston Pops
  4. Barn Dance
    Dance inspired by the "Dance of the Little Swans"
    from "Swan Lake" Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (London Festival Orchestra)
  5. Mambo
    Music: "Mambo No. 5" (Original 1940s recording) performed by Pérez Prado (babies)
  6. The Swan
    Dance inspired by Anna Pavlova
    Music: "The Swan" from "The Carnival of the Animals" Camille Saint-Saëns by Joshua Bell
  7. The Rectangles
    Dance inspired by Jerome Robbins
    Music: "Prologue" from "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein
  8. The Scarecrow
    Dance inspired by Martha Graham
    Music: Aaron Copland
  9. Tap Dance
    Dance inspired by the Nicholas Brothers
    Music: "I Got Rhythm" George and Ira Gershwin
  10. Sleepy Lion
    Music: "Mbube" performed by Miriam Makeba & the C. Mitchell Trio
  11. Dancers
    dance inspired by Pilobolus
    Music: Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie
  12. The Hippo Dance
    Music: "Sugar Rum Cherry" by Duke Ellington
  13. Dancin' in the Rain (a baby)
  14. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)

The Poetry Show

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  1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost – narrated by Susan Sarandon
  2. The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson – performed by Beverly Gile & Frances Archer
  3. The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams
  4. Grassy Grass Grass by Woody Guthrie – narrated by Elizabeth Mitchell
  5. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear – narrated by John Lithgow
  6. Sonnet XVIII by William Shakespeare – narrated by Jeffrey Wright
  7. Mariposa (Butterfly) by Federico García Lorca – narrated by Andy Garcia
  8. This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams
  9. Skylark by Johnny Mercer
  10. April Rain Song by Langston Hughes
  11. A Very Valentine by Gertrude Stein
  12. Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina Rossetti
  13. How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning – narrated by Gwyneth Paltrow
  14. Ending credits

The Lullaby Show 1

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  1. Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
  2. Naptime "Drume Negrita", a Cuban lullaby, sung by Bola de Nieve
  3. Moonlight "Liebestraum No. 3", music by Franz Liszt performed by Balázs Szokolay
  4. The Kiss "Suliram", an Indonesian lullaby, sung by Miriam Makeba
  5. Little Willow, written, sung and performed by Paul McCartney
  6. The Violin "Oyfn Pripetshik", a Yiddish lullaby, performed by Itzhak Perlman
  7. Goodnight "Goodnight", written and sung by Laurie Berkner
  8. Night Light "Gymnopédie No. 1", music by Erik Satie performed by Kiara Kormendi (a Baby)
  9. Night Swim "White Seal Lullaby", based on a British poem by Rudyard Kipling, written sung and performed by Corinne Bailey Rae
  10. Hush-A-Bye "Hush-a-Bye", an American traditional, sung by Peter, Paul & Mary
  11. Cradle Song "Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein", a German lullaby, sung by Rita Streich (soprano)
  12. The Dream "Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)", a Zulu lullaby, sung by Harry Belafonte
  13. Sweet Dreams "Dream Angus", a Scottish lullaby, sung by Gary Lightbody
  14. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms performed by Budapest Strings (ending credits)

The Lullaby Show 2

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  1. Open, Music: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky performed by Philharmonic Slavonica
  2. The Painting "Méditation from Thaïs", music by Jules Massenet performed by Camerata Transylvanica
  3. Bedtime "Fais Do Do", a French lullaby, sung by Elizabeth Mitchell & Lisa Loeb
  4. Twilight "Lullaby", music by George Gershwin performed by Serafin String Quartet
  5. Little Buckaroo "Hush Little Baby", an American traditional, sung by Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche & David Mansfield
  6. Flying "Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann", music by Jacques Offenbach performed by Keith Clark & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  7. Hugs "Sleep Little One (Nami Nami)", an Arabic lullaby, sung by Oumaima Khalil and Marcel Khalife
  8. Meditation "Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57", music by Frédéric Chopin performed by Jane Coop (a Baby)
  9. Flower Dance "O cravo brigou com a rosa", a Brazilian lullaby, sung by Natasha Llerena and Heitor Pereira
  10. Underwater "Nana", music by Manuel de Falla
  11. Barefoot "Dreaming", music by Amy Beach performed by Ambache
  12. Cuddle "A la nanita nana", a Spanish lullaby, sung by Marta Gómez
  13. Falling Leaves "Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4", music by Johannes Brahms, performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott
  14. Lullaby in Ragtime sung by Ron Sexsmith (ending credits)

References

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  1. ^ "Cartoon Network wins six Emmys". Los Angeles Times. 2005-08-18. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  2. ^ "Nominations Search". Television Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  3. ^ Baisley, Sarah (2005-09-12). "South Park, Clone Wars and Lost Win Animation and VFX Primetime Emmy Awards". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  4. ^ Fitzgerald, Toni (2006-04-05). "And to 'South Park,' a rudeness award". Media Life Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  5. ^ 65th Annual Peabody Winners, May 2006.
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