The Core Knowledge Music Collection includes compact discs with recordings of many of the musical works specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence. For grade 6, this 3-CD set introduces the idea of classifying Western music by periods, with examples of works from the Baroque to the Romantic. Students are introduced to musical forms including the symphony, concerto, and string quartet. Featured composers include Bach, Haydn, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Schumann.

This 3-CD set includes:

• Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
• Bach: Prelude No 6 in D Minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier
• Bach: “Wachet auf” (“Sleepers, wake”) from Cantata BWV 140
• Handel: “Alla Hornpipe” from Water Music
• Handel: “La rejouissance” from Music for the Royal Fireworks
• Handel: selections from from The Messiah
• Mozart: selections from Symphony No. 40
• Mozart: selections from Piano Concerto No. 21
• Haydn: selections from String Quartet Opus 76 No. 3 “Emperor”
• Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 “Moonlight”
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Finale: Presto – Allegro assai
• Schubert: “Trout” Quintet (Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667)
• Schubert: “Gretchen am Spinnrade” (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel)
• Chopin “Funeral March” from Piano Sonata No. 2
• Chopin: “Minute” Waltz (Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1)
• Chopin: “Revolutionary” Etude (Etudes, Op. 10: No. 12 in C minor)
• Schumann:  selections from Piano Concerto in A minor