Music that’s good for prenatal care: classic masterpieces and popular recommended songs to help mom and baby relax
Many expectant mothers may feel, “I want to do something for my baby!” and start prenatal education.
It’s said that from around 18–20 weeks, when mothers begin to feel fetal movements, a baby’s brain and senses develop rapidly, so this is a recommended time to start prenatal education.
With that in mind, we’ve gathered music that’s perfect for prenatal listening, focusing on classical masterpieces.
Of course, it’s important for your baby to hear beautiful music, but it’s also very important for the mother to relax and spend her pregnancy with a calm mind.
Please enjoy soothing moments listening to music together with the baby in your belly.
Your warm, happy feelings will surely be conveyed to your baby.
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Music that’s good for prenatal care: classic pieces that help mom and baby relax, recommended popular tracks (1–10)
LullabyYohanesu Buraamusu
This piece is a song composed in 1868 by the German composer Johannes Brahms to celebrate the birth of a friend’s child.
Loved around the world as a lullaby, it has lyrics in many different languages.
Its gentle triple meter and easily memorable melody—repeating with subtle variations—seem to offer an exceptional calming effect for mother and child.
Performances with a beautiful vocal timbre like in the video, in particular, give the impression of filling the ears with abundant alpha waves.
Air on the G StringYohan Zebasuchian Bakkha
Here is an ultra-famous piece composed by Bach, known as the father of music.
An aria is a vocal form characterized by a relatively relaxed tempo and a lyrical melody.
The title of this piece comes from the fact that the entire piece can be played using only the G string of the violin; however, when Bach originally composed it, it was in D major.
A 19th-century German violinist realized that by transposing it to C major, the whole piece could be played on the G string, and created an arrangement in that key.
The gentle resonance of the strings makes it a piece that seems capable of soothing both mother and child.
TraumereiRoberuto Shūman
This piece is the seventh work in the collection Scenes from Childhood composed by Schumann, and “Träumerei” is said to mean indulging in daydreams.
Schumann injured his fingers at a young age and gave up becoming a pianist.
His wife, the daughter of Schumann’s teacher, was a pianist.
He wrote Scenes from Childhood during the time when she was his sweetheart.
This piece has a distinctive fluctuation in tempo, and that subtle ebb and flow seems to have a very positive effect for prenatal listening.
It’s often played in maternity hospitals, isn’t it?
Music Good for Prenatal Education: Classic Pieces and Popular Recommended Songs for Mom and Baby to Relax (11–20)
Variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”Vorufuganggu Amadeusu Mōtsaruto
Here is a piano piece composed by Mozart in 1778.
Based on the song “Ah! vous dirai-je, maman,” which was popular in France at the time, it consists of 12 arrangements/variations, and it’s enjoyable to hear how the piece transforms with each variation.
Incidentally, the lyrics to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” from which the title “Twinkle, Twinkle Variations” derives, were written after Mozart’s death.
It’s suitable for prenatal listening, and it’s also a good piece to play for babies after they’re born and during early childhood.
Ave MariaSharuru Gunō / Yohan Zebasuchian Bahha
This piece is a work composed by Gounod in 1859, set against Bach’s Prelude No.
1 in C major from The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Even today, there’s a technique of layering new melodies or rap over older tracks; you could say this was an early example of that approach.
Set to the accompaniment of Bach—who wrote a great deal of church music—this piece portrays Mary, the mother of Christ.
It’s truly well-suited for prenatal listening, and just hearing it can make you feel as if your heart has been purified.
Spring from “The Four Seasons”Antonio Vivarudi
This piece is one of the works from Vivaldi’s collection published in 1725 known as The Four Seasons, and it is the most famous among them.
Even those who aren’t classical music fans have likely heard it at least once.
Vivaldi was a multifaceted figure—a Catholic priest and a virtuoso violinist—but in the classical world he was largely forgotten during the 18th and 19th centuries and was only reevaluated at the end of the 19th century.
This piece, which depicts the arrival of spring in Venice, suits the heart of an expectant mother beautifully.
HumoresqueAntonin Dovoruzaak
The Czech-born composer Antonín Dvořák was invited to a foreign land at the age of 51 to serve as the director of a conservatory in America.
It is said that he conceived this piece there.
It became even more famous through an arrangement by the great violinist Fritz Kreisler.
Sharing the same etymological root as the word “humor” in English, this piece is simple and easy to remember, making it a recommended choice even for those who decide to listen to classical music for prenatal education but aren’t very familiar with classical music.