The best music to listen to while reading – or is it sacrilege?

Tune into our crowdsourced playlist of great background music for your reading – or don’t, as some of you hate the idea of mixing both arts. Where do you stand?

Tune in again next week, where we’ll couple books with specific songs

When we asked what music you listen to while you read, your suggestions came thundering in. We have now put together a crowdsourced playlist for soothing background music that, according to you, goes well with any read at all. Have a peruse below, pop your headphones in and let us know how it goes.

But lots of you simply cannot even conceive the idea, as this small sample of replies proves:

@GuardianBooks Shome mistkae surely? How can you listen to music *and* read? I'm not being facetious - I'm genuinely curious.

@GuardianBooks @guardian Only the music of worlds weaving in the space between me and the pages.

@PublishersWkly Page turning

@GuardianBooks No music! Both demand (and deserve) your full attention. You cannot indulge one without neglecting the other.

@GuardianBooks @Mum_Reader Read AND music? No,no,no! Can't be done

@guardian @martabausells Crikey, that's a multi-tasking challenge that I can't manage! I'd be re-reading the same page forever.

@GuardianBooks I preffer the sound of silence and purring of fridge.

@GuardianBooks none? Too distracting! Used to be able to listen to springsteen but can't anymore. Just instrumental stuff now. 4 seasons.

@guardianculture I quite like Beethoven or Bach #reading #music - predictable, but a good pairing nonetheless

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