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10 of the Craziest Musical Instruments Used in Classical Music
…been used by composers like Olivier Messiaen to create eerie, otherworldly effects in orchestral music. It looks like a mix between a piano and a radio, with keys and a…
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Giovanni Gabrieli
…choir lofts facing each other, inspired Gabrieli to create works with spatial effects and carefully specified groups of instruments and singers. This innovative use of space and acoustics in his…
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Does Classical Music Really Make You Smarter?
…bullet for boosting intelligence. While listening to classical music may have short-term effects, it doesn’t affect intelligence in the long term. The General Music Effect Some scientists suggest that the…
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Leroy Anderson
…on the Billboard charts. Anderson’s affinity for creating unique instrumental effects led to some of his most famous works. He used a typewriter as a musical instrument in “The Typewriter,”…
