In this follow-up to her much-loved Year of Wonder, award-winning violinist, journalist and broadcaster Clemency Burton-Hill continues her mission to demystify and open up the world of classic music to everyone, offering up one piece of music to listen to every day of the year. Year of Music shows that whoever you are and wherever you come from, classical music can be a soundtrack for your everyday life.

In curating this collection, Clemency set out to represent the widest possible picture of what the genre known as 'classic music' can be. Her accompanying narrative, full of anecdotes and emotion, humanizes the creators of each piece of music. She recognizes that classical composers can seem impossibly remote from our busy lives in the 21st century. We don't think of these people as being 'just like us': relatable; fallible and flawed. Exploring the stories of the composers' lives and loves, sorrows and joys, she reveals how relatable they still are to us today.

The pieces of music included in this book will see you through a whole year, offering a soundtrack to your life as well as a reminder that in our ever more frenetic and fragmented lives, finding a space to sit and listen to a piece of music every day can be a singular gift to yourself. Enjoy your year of music!