Why does my music stop playing on my macbook air

I have a macbook air with GB memory and 128GB storage. I"m using Yosemite X OS 10.1.1
Whenever I play music from either my iTunes or Spotify library the music stops after about an hour and the macbook goes into sleep mode. This does not happen on my iPad?
I've tried troubleshooting via system preferences as I thought It might be to do with the screen or energy saver or a limiting function associated with the software. I've looked on both apple and spottily support sites and spoken to friends who have similar products but do not experience the same problem.
I'd be grateful for any ideas

Hello rjsw15, 
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities. 
It is normal for your display to turn off while music is playing on your MacBook Pro, but it is unexpected that the computer would go to sleep. 
In your case, I'd recommend resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) as a troubleshooting step to try first. This step helps in a variety of cases, including:
The computer sleeps or shuts down unexpectedly.
You can find more information and the steps to reset the SMC on your MacBook Air at this link:
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - Apple Support
Sincerely,
Jeremy 

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