The Witches of Cambridge
Book Playlist

The Witches of Cambridge Playlist

by Alice Hoffman

20 tracks
mysterious
Sep 30, 2026

For “The Witches of Cambridge,” this playlist leans into hush-and-hint tension: secrecy on the page, older power in the air, and uncanny night-time clarity. The instrumental majority builds a persistent, spelllike undercurrent of reverb-soft strings, shadowy piano, and slowly shifting motifs—while two carefully chosen vocal songs give voice to the book’s themes of devotion, fear, and refusal.

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Track List

20 songs
1

Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No.2

Frédéric Chopin · Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Barcarolle, Berceuse

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Spem in Alium

Thomas Tallis · Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium

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Requiem: Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi · Ich mag keine Klassik, aber das gefällt mir!

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando

Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams · Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

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Holberg Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 40: I. Prelude. Allegro vivace - II. Sarabande. Andante - III. Gavotte. Allegretto. Musefte poco piu mosso - IV. Air. Andante religioso - V. Rigaudon. Allegro con brio

Antonín Dvořák · Dvorak: Serenade for String Orchestra

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Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi · Verdi Requiem

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Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 40 Most Beautiful Cello Classics

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Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Works 1965-1995

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Bolero

Maurice Ravel · Klassik die man kennen muss! Die größten Werke der Klassischen Musik

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I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone · Great Women Of Song: Nina Simone

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12

Witchcraft

Frank Sinatra · Ultimate Sinatra

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Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli - 4d. Benedictus

The Tallis Scholars · Allegri: Miserere; Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; Mundy: Vox Patris Caelestis

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Spiegel im spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt: Portrait

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Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni · Adagio in G Minor

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Elegy for Cello and Orchestra

John Williams · John Williams: The Berlin Concert

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Pavane for a Dead Princess

Maurice Ravel · Tranquil Impressions: Musical Meditations for Peaceful Moments

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Handel / Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande

George Frideric Handel · Handel Sarabande

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Mental Atmosphere

Klaus Schulze · Richard Wahnfried's Trancelation

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Mogwai Fear Satan

Mystery Owl · Copycats Create Covers

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Mood mysterious
Genre classical
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental request 90%
Environment balanced

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