Effects Of Classical Music

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Do you know about the birth of classical music and who are Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi? If you don’t know, it’s time to enhance your knowledge of classical music. Classical music isn’t very popular in this generation, but people should consider it. Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical and secular music. Classical music is very calming, and when you learn about it can affect your body. Today, I want to tell you about how classical music affects your IQ and memory, the famous composers of the classical era, and the history of classical music. The era of classical music is associated with the time periods 1750 to 1820. Following the death of J.S. Bach in 1750, composers began …show more content…

Some include Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Johann Sebastian Bach was a German organist, composer, violist and violinist who widely regarded as one of the best classical composers of all times. He wrote over 1100 compositions which include cantatas, songs and arias, chorales, passions and oratorios, organ works, works for harpsichord, concertos. Some of Bach’s famous works include the Brandenburg Concertos, Air on the G String, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, and Arioso. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer who impressed his contemporaries already as a child. At the age of 5, he mastered keyboard and violin, and entertained the social elites including royalty throughout Europe. Mozart composed more than 600 works in all music genres known in his time. Some of most famous and most widely performed Mozart’s works include Requiem, Symphony No. 40, operas, The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, Symphony No. 25, Piano Concerto No. 21, and Piano Sonata No. 11. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist was the most outstanding figure in the transition between Classical and Romantic periods, and one of the most famous classical music composers of all times. Some of his best works including the 9th symphony were …show more content…

If a pregnant woman listens to classical music, she speeds up the development of her baby’s brain. In other studies, newborn babies and young children, who listened to classical music regularly, experienced rapid development and better learning abilities. The power of classical music has an intriguing effect on memory. Baroque’s and Mozart’s music, which have a 60 beat per minute beat pattern, activate the left and right sides of brain. The simultaneous stimulation of the left and right sides of the brain maximizes retention of information and learning abilities. The information being studied activates the left side of the brain while the music activates the right side. Also, activities which engage both sides of the brain at the same time, such as playing an instrument, or singing, causes the brain to be more capable of processing information. Classical music can help not only to unwind after a stressful day at work, but it could also lower heart rate, blood pressure, and improve heart rate variability. Scientists have proved that classical music can improve health, decrease pain and, accelerate healing. It is also believed that people, who listen to classical music, get sick less and live healthier lives than those who don’t. Many experiments have confirmed that classical music plays a major role in brain development, the formation of the soul, even the character. These effects are based on the

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