Classical Baby facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Classical Baby
Series DVD cover
Directed by	Amy Schatz
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	25 Minutes
Production company(s)	Home Box Office
Release
Original network	HBO HBO Family
Original release	May 14, 2005 (2005-05-14) – present

Classical Baby is a fun American TV show made in 2005 for young kids and their families. Amy Schatz directed it, and HBO produced it. The cool animation was created by Maciek Albrecht and MaGiK World Animation.

The show helps introduce young children to amazing works from the worlds of music, art, dance, and poetry. It also features special lullabies. Classical Baby first aired on HBO Family on May 14, 2005.

This series has won many important awards! It received four Emmy Awards, which are like the Oscars for TV shows. It also won a Peabody Award and a Directors Guild of America Award. Judges for the Peabody Award said the show was "whimsical, charming, deceptively simple" and a "treat for young children and parents alike."

In 2017, two brand new episodes about lullabies were released on HBO and HBO Family. These were called "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 1" and "Classical Baby: The Lullaby Show 2."

Explore the Episodes of Classical Baby

Classical Baby has six main episodes that you can watch. Each one focuses on a different type of art or expression.

• 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)

Music and Art Featured in Classical Baby

The show is famous for using well-known classical music, famous paintings, and beautiful dances. Here's a look at some of the amazing works featured in each episode.

The Music Show: Famous Classical Tunes

This episode introduces kids to different kinds of classical music.

• "Piano Concerto No. 1" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• "The Flower Duet" from Lakmé by Léo Delibes
• "Dance of the Reed-Flutes" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• "Cello Suite No. 1 in G major" by Johann Sebastian Bach
• "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini
• "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• "Aquarium" by Camille Saint-Saëns
• "Appalachian Spring Ballet Suite" by Aaron Copland
• "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
• "Lullaby" by Johannes Brahms

The Art Show: Masterpieces Come to Life

This episode brings famous paintings and sculptures to life with music.

• Paintings by Claude Monet with music by Erik Satie
• Art by Mary Cassatt with music by Franz Schubert
• Works by Joan Miró with music by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Paintings by Fernand Léger with music by Duke Ellington
• Art by Edgar Degas with music by Amilcare Ponchielli
• "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II
• Paintings by Marc Chagall with music by Edward Elgar
• Works by Jackson Pollock with music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
• "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh with music by Claude Debussy

The Dance Show: Moving to the Music

Watch different styles of dance, from ballet to tap, in this episode.

• "Waltz of the Flowers" from "The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• "Dance of the Little Swans" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• "Mambo No. 5" performed by Pérez Prado
• "The Swan" from "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns
• "Prologue" from "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein
• "I Got Rhythm" by George and Ira Gershwin
• "Mbube" performed by Miriam Makeba
• "Sugar Rum Cherry" by Duke Ellington

The Poetry Show: Words and Rhymes

This episode features classic poems read aloud, often with animation.

• "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
• "The Swing" by Robert Louis Stevenson
• "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams
• "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear
• "Sonnet XVIII" by William Shakespeare
• "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams
• "April Rain Song" by Langston Hughes
• "Who Has Seen the Wind?" by Christina Rossetti
• "How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Lullaby Show 1: Sweet Dreams

This show features soothing lullabies from different cultures.

• "Drume Negrita" (Cuban Lullaby) sung by Bola de Nieve
• "Liebesträum No. 3" by Franz Liszt
• "Suliram" (Indonesian Lullaby) sung by Miriam Makeba
• "Little Willow" by Paul McCartney
• "Oyfn Pripetshik" (Yiddish Lullaby) performed by Itzhak Perlman
• "Gymnopédie No. 1" by Erik Satie
• "White Seal Lullaby" by Corinne Bailey Rae
• "Hush-a-Bye" (American traditional) sung by Peter, Paul & Mary
• "Schlafe, mein prinzchen, schlaf’ ein" (German Lullaby) sung by Rita Streich
• "Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)" (Zulu Lullaby) sung by Harry Belafonte
• "Dream Angus" (Scottish Lullaby) sung by Gary Lightbody

The Lullaby Show 2: More Gentle Songs

Another collection of calming lullabies to help little ones relax.

• "Méditation from Thaïs" by Jules Massenet
• "Fais Do Do" (French Lullaby) sung by Elizabeth Mitchell & Lisa Loeb
• "Lullaby" by George Gershwin
• "Hush Little Baby" (American traditional) sung by Rufus Wainwright and family
• "Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach
• "Sleep Little One (Nami Nami)" (Arabic Lullaby) sung by Oumaima Khalil and Marcel Khalife
• "Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57" by Frédéric Chopin
• "O Cravo Brigou Com A Rosa" (Brazilian Lullaby)
• "Nana" by Manuel de Falla
• "Dreaming" by Amy Beach
• "A La Nanita Nana" (Spanish Lullaby) sung by Marta Gómez
• "Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4" by Johannes Brahms, performed by Yo-Yo Ma
• "Lullaby in Ragtime" sung by Ron Sexsmith