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A place to cultivate calm, connection, and healing through melancholy moments of classical music.

Newsletter · By Michael Cirigliano II · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 26, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Melancholy Mixtape / September 2026 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Welcome to the latest Melancholy Mixtape, a Shades of Blue series that weaves together moments of melancholy classical music to help you cultivate calm, connection, and healing throughout the month. If you’re a new subscriber (Welcome! 👋🏼), head over here to check out previous installments.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cYqS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2F

  2. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    Joaquín Rodrigo / Concierto de Aranjuez (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="Colorful oil painting depicting a lush Spanish garden" class="sizing-normal" height="1056" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CRaS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fima

  3. Issue · Aug 31, 2026

    How a lullaby born of sorrow ushers us to a place of enduring serenity (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="Shadowy oil painting depicting one man at four different ages: a child, a teenager, middle aged, and elderly" class="sizing-normal" height="662" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-c0-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%

  4. Issue · Aug 15, 2026

    Branching Out / Vol. 17 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="Moody landscape painting depicting a moonlit scene of a lake and verdant trees, with a castle tower visible at left" class="sizing-normal" height="1140" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LbmJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/htt

  5. Issue · Aug 1, 2026

    Claudio Monteverdi / L’Orfeo (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Black and white image of three mythological characters: Orpheus, a man leaning over his wife, Eurydice, while a third figure, the god Apollo, stands in the back of the scene, his back turned to us and his large white wings spread" class="sizing-normal" height="779

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