The Pointy End
Hungarian scholar stumbles on original score of Mozart sonata
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- Wednesday, 08 October 2014
Flipping through a dusty folder of unidentified music scores in Budapest's national library, Hungarian scholar Balazs Mikusi's heart skipped a beat when he came across four pages of the score of a famous Mozart sonata.
Play classical music in hospitals and railway stations to ‘calm public’
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- Tuesday, 16 September 2014
The recommendation follows new figures that estimate around 400 public sector workers are assaulted each week.
10 Illuminating Facts About The Power Of Music
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- Monday, 15 September 2014
The power of a good song doesn't stop at your ears — it can also affect your body and soul.
China: Soothing Buddhist music said to boost rice crop
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- Monday, 15 September 2014
Farmers in a village in East China's Fujian Province have claimed that Buddhist music playing in the fields has helped them to increase their rice production.
The complete guide to listening to music at work
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- Monday, 15 September 2014
Here's why music helps, why it can be detrimental to work, and the best kind of music to check out.
Does Booing at La Scala Ruin the Show?
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- Monday, 15 September 2014
The news arrived a couple of days ago that Roberto Alagna, the Parisian tenor of Sicilian origin, has decided not to return to La Scala this November as Massenet's Werther after an eight-year absence.
Science Explains Why We Like Old Music Better Than Everything Else
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- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
In recent years, old music has sold better than new. There's a psychological reason for it: Familiar music actually feels better to audiences.
Mental health problems rife among professional musicians
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- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
Almost 60% of professional musicians have suffered from a psychological issue and almost half have experienced problems with alcohol, according to a survey by Help Musicians UK.
Is There Anything Sound about Sound Design?
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- Monday, 01 September 2014
The acceptable level of decibels for safe hearing should not exceed 70 for any prolonged period. Many streets of New York are louder than is safe for many hours of the day and night.
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