Music inspired by dreams | 5 of the best works
Music is often described, in the vaguest terms, as ‘dreamy’ or ‘dreamlike’. But many composers and artists have gone further than this, creating music with…
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Music inspired by mindfulness | 5 best pieces
We all know about music’s capacity to comfort and soothe. But how about music designed specifically to promote mental wellbeing? Here are five examples of…
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Who are TwoSetViolin? | We profile the famous musical comedy duo
Who are TwoSetViolin? TwoSetViolin is a musical comedy duo consisting of the Australian violinists and YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen. What do they…
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Music inspired by toys | 5 of the best pieces
From wind-up dolls to playing cards, children’s toys have played a surprisingly influential role in sparking composers’ creativity. Here are five of the best…
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Interview with music psychologist and philosopher Elze Sigute Mikalonyte
In this interview the music psychologist Elze Sigute Mikalonyte, Research Associate and Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, discusses her work in…
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The impact of art on the human brain | INTERVIEW
The impact of art on human brainwaves has been visualised in real-time and in 3D for the public, for the first time. The world-first…
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Composer Emma Butterworth talks about writing an opera about her own road | VIDEO
In this interview the British composer Emma Butterworth talks about Orchard Street, her new opera based on Bristol’s historical links with the slave trade….
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Phantom notes on violins turn out to be real | NEWS
In 1714, the Italian violinist Giuseppe Tartini discovered that, when playing two notes simultaneously, he could hear a third sound. Later named a combination…
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Soprano Héloïse Werner on her new work inspired by 19th century French ‘hysteria shows’ | INTERVIEW
The French-British soprano and composer Héloïse Werner has long found inspiration in unusual places. Her latest project takes on a somewhat unsavoury aspect of historical French…
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