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Richard Wagner’s text-music match helped both performers and listeners, say researchers
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Contrary to all suggestions regarding Richard Wagner’s “difficult” reputation, a new study now suggests that the German composer used to set his text to music in a way that uses the acoustics of the soprano voice in a manner that helps both performers and listeners.
“Each vowel in European languages is associated [...]
Gloomy weather ’sharpens the mind’
New York, Apr 18 (ANI): Gloomy weather might leave you feeling blue but it’s great for the brain, claim scientists.
The negative effect that bad weather has on people’s mood actually sharpens their mind, researchers from Australia’s University of New South Wales School of Psychology claimed.
“People performed much better on our memory test when the weather [...]
