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20 Classical Music Recordings to Help You Study
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Nowadays, even if you have the right environment for studying, notifications from our phones and computers go off every minute. Ideally, you need a steady stream of sound that isn’t distracting, but also more intellectually stimulating than white noise or flowing water.
Why Do We Use Italian Words to Describe Music?
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Even if you don’t know how to read music, there’s no doubt you’ve encountered loads of Italian during your musical experiences.
Hitting a long note: one of world's largest pianos finds a grand stage
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
One of the world’s longest pianos has found a new home in the deep south of New Zealand after the fire brigade were called on to help shift the behemoth into place.
Career in music is damaging to mental health, new study finds
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
Musicians are three times more likely to experience depression, with many working under ‘poor conditions’, a new academic study from Help Musicians UK has found.
Turning Irregular Heartbeats Into Music
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
A set of piano pieces could help doctors better understand heart rhythm disorders.
Bowie, Bach and Bebop: How music powered Basquiat
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
He sold his first painting to Debbie Harry and titled works after bebop greats; his band was hailed by David Byrne and his art by David Bowie. For Basquiat, music was a crucial part of the canvas
What Happened to the Negative Music Review?
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
If you rely on reviews to decide what books to buy, movies to watch or restaurants to visit, you may have noticed something strange when it comes to pop music: Negative reviews have become extremely rare.
The songs they sent to space
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- Tuesday, 03 October 2017
In 1977 NASA chose music to from across our globe and launched it to infinity. 40 years later, Late Junction wants to know what songs you would send to space today?
The source of Mozart’s inspiration - a great musical whodunnit
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The composer was devoted to his pet starling. But did its singing really contribute to the Piano Concerto in G major?
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