# Classic Music Journey — Classical music with poetry

> Classical music with poetry (iPhone/iPad app by 永大 原.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classic-music-journey/id6782908297 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [永大 原](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782737295)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2026-06-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classic-music-journey/id6782908297/reviews.md

## What is Classic Music Journey?

Classic Music Journey is a free listening app for discovering classical composers through music, short introductions, historical portraits, and poetry.

Each composer page pairs a famous public-domain classical theme with a matching public-domain poem. In Chinese mode, the app uses classical Chinese poetry. In English mode, it uses public-domain Western poetry excerpts. As the synthesized music plays, the poem gradually appears, creating an immersive listening and thinking experience.

Features:
- 30 bilingual composer themes
- English and Simplified Chinese interface
- Synthesized piano-style public-domain classical melodies
- Composer portraits or elegant color placeholders
- Matching poem reveal during playback
- Swipe left or right to move between composers
- Free, offline-first, no account, no ads, no tracking


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-08-25

Added Classical Music Cup, a new interactive tournament experience where users can choose from 31 composers and 496 classical works, complete a 16-work elimination bracket, crown a personal champion, view the full tournament path, share the result, and open listening searches.

### 1.3 — 2026-08-03

Added a new Starlight Archive section featuring documentary content from the WeChat mini program, including daily records, activity albums, project background, and privacy-conscious public display notes. Updated the app to version 1.3 with bundled archive images and a new entry in the main menu.

### 1.2 — 2026-07-02

What’s New in Version 1.2:

- Improved the launch cover composition so the pianist and piano are shown more completely.
- Added a subtle animated launch cover and extended the opening moment to 3 seconds.
- Removed several pages that could display inconsistently.
- Replaced swipe navigation with clearer Previous and Next buttons.
- Added a Chinese/English language switch button.
- Changed playback control to Mute / Unmute.
- Removed the exit button for a cleaner interaction experience.
- Replaced the animated opening screen with a static classical piano artwork.
- Adjusted the artwork so the pianist appears farther left and both the performer and piano are fully visible.
- Added `Copyright James Yuan` at the bottom of the opening screen.
- Added a proper iOS launch screen to avoid white/blank startup.
- Keeps the opening image visible before entering the music browsing pages.
- Build updated to `1.2 (2)`.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-01

What’s New in Version 1.1:

- New app icon inspired by piano performance.
- Added an immersive launch cover screen.
- Added Previous and Next buttons for easier composer browsing.
- Added an End Listening action to stop playback and return to the cover screen.
- Improved iPad layout for better readability on larger screens.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-30

No release notes.

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