I still remember the moment I first became aware of Gabriel Fauré. I say “became aware”, because Fauré is not a composer ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: babies are likely to prefer his ... turns off pain receptors in our brains to prepare us for sleep. “The lullaby is not usually just an auditory experience – it's ...

Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756–1791) was arguably the most gifted musician in the history of classical music. His inspiration is often described as 'divine', but he worked ...

Playing a Mozart lullaby may help reduce the pain experienced by newborn babies undergoing a heel prick blood test, according to a randomized, blinded clinical trial involving 100 infants ...

Some believe that exposure to music whilst in the womb also contributes to increased intellectual ability - the so called Mozart Effect. However, others question this and the subject remains ...

“he would work late into the night and have Mozart on, you would hear him tapping. And so, you’d fall asleep to this wonderful lullaby, and you’d wake up and come up in the morning and see ...

To cap off the Saturday programming of Duke’s Family Weekend, the Music Department showcased 11 pieces of music – spanning ...

We hear from a teen trumpeter and decorated Eagle Scout who turned to YouTube and the world's best trumpeters to help get his ...

There are many reasons for the current rage in renovating concert halls. It is usually cheaper than building something new. The science, as well as the art, of acoustics has advanced. Renovation ...

Mozart’s Mass in C minor is another of Sheku ... Richter himself describes it as “a personal lullaby for a frenetic world and a manifesto for a slower pace of life.” For the live versions ...

The San Diego Symphony, one of the country's rising orchestras, has renovated its formerly inhospitable concert hall with surprising success.