# What do you think about the upcoming Apple Music Classical app? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** apple, music\ **Created:** [March 10, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998 "2023-03-10T22:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/1 "2023-03-10T22:59:11Z")
The app will be released on March 28. Apple Music Classical is available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost. > [@](#): > > - Get unlimited access to the world’s largest classical music catalog (over 5 million tracks) with everything from new releases to celebrated masterpieces, plus thousands of exclusive albums. > - Search by composer, work, conductor, or even catalog number, and find specific recordings instantly. > - Listen in the highest audio quality (up to 192 kHz/24 bit Hi-Res Lossless) and enjoy thousands of recordings in immersive spatial audio with Dolby Atmos. [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-music-classical/id1598433714) I currently have a free trial to Apple Music and I’m liking it a lot. (Haven’t compared it to similar services.) So far, I’ve been undecided about proceeding with a paid subscription and paying $10/month (forever?) with no permanent rights to any of the music, vs. buying some music every month. Of course, the difference in selection is enormous. Apple Music Classical would add another valuable aspect to my enjoyment of music. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/2 "2023-03-11T01:18:28Z")
I think I’ll keep going to the library and borrowing CDs to upload to my computer. For free. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/3 "2023-03-11T01:27:17Z")
Since I compose classical music, it makes me happy. Currently most of my songs cannot be on Apple Music. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/4 "2023-03-11T02:13:13Z")
> [@Paxx](#): > > I’ve been undecided about proceeding with a paid subscription and paying $10/month (forever?) with no permanent rights to any of the music, vs. buying some music every month. Do you have any other streaming services, or cable television? It’s no different than spending _x_ dollars a month on Hulu or Netflix with no permanent rights to the television programs. > [@Paxx](#): > > Apple Music Classical would add another valuable aspect to my enjoyment of music. You should get it. ---
**Author:** ![Paxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/5 "2023-03-11T03:01:38Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Do you have any other streaming services, or cable television? It’s no different than spending _x_ dollars a month on Hulu or Netflix with no permanent rights to the television programs. Good point but there are differences. I rarely watch a movie or television episode more than twice whereas I’ll routinely listen to a piece of music many times. Over the years, I’ve purchased very few DVDs (or VHS tapes), but I have about 400 CDs and I’ve purchased hundreds of tracks from iTunes. For me, music has been something that I buy if I want to listen to something particular and movies are something that I rent, either literally or effectively. Conversely, Apple Music offers practically every commercial musical recording ever made while Netflix has nowhere near all movies and TV shows. (Hulu isn’t available in Canada but I’m pretty sure that they offer only a small portion of what’s been available over the years.) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/6 "2023-03-11T08:30:28Z")
I presume the “classical is orchestral but orchestral is not necessarily classical” ship has long sailed, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/7 "2023-03-11T09:54:52Z")
Sounds like you’re continuing to make a case why this would be a reasonable expense for you. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-upcoming-apple-music-classical-app/980998/8 "2023-03-11T14:18:57Z")
It depends on how the artist classifies it. When I write an orchestral piece, I can classify it in a number of different ways. The two most common are going to be classical or soundtrack. Prior to this upcoming change, if I marked a piece as classical, then Apple simply would not take it. Period. If I marked it as a soundtrack, then I need to specify what kind of soundtrack it is. That’s why you’ll often see orchestral pieces with descriptions like “Epic Theme” or something like that. I’m not sure how hard they are on classical composers trying to pass off obviously classical pieces as soundtracks.