Title: Spring Rain Composer: Shirleen Xu Orchestration: Shirleen Xu Arrangement: Shirleen Xu Mixing: Shirleen Xu Raindrops gently fall on the grass, dampening the earth. The wind blows softly in the air. A storm is approaching. The sounds of wind and rain accelerate to wash away the remnants of winter. © 2022 Atlantic Studios Inc. All…
Rain Falls Gently as the Wind Blows Softly in the Air | Musical Moments
Beautiful Pipa Music: Refreshing, Peaceful, and Joyful
Title: Gratitude Composer: Jia Ge Pipa performance: Jia Ge Arrangement: Jia Ge Orchestration: Jia Ge Mixing: Joseph Ma Gratitude is a beautiful quality and state of mind. The composer wanted to express gratitude through this piece—grateful to the Creator for creating the cosmos, giving infinite vitality to all things in the world, and allowing all…
Il Ritorno | ‘The Return’ of Sentient Beings | Anahita Pasdar
Title: Il Ritorno Composer: Anahita Pasdar Pianist: Anahita Pasdar “Il Ritorno” is about “The Return” of sentient beings. When I composed the piece, I imagined many living beings descending from heaven, living their life on earth, and eventually going back to where they once came from. © 2022 Atlantic Studios Inc. All rights reserved. –…
Apple’s iPod Is Coming to an End, but ‘The Music Lives On’
One of the most popular music playing devices of all-time is being discontinued. Here are the details and how you can get your hands on one of the few remaining iPods. What Happened Technology giant Apple Inc. announced it will discontinue making the iPod, a music player that it first launched in 2001. Later versions of the…
A World of Beautiful Sound: Inbal Segev
Art is all about communication, says cellist Inbal Segev, who grew up in Israel. But with music, before you can hear enough to comprehend a message, you are first met with the sound—and Segev has spent her entire career in the pursuit of beautiful sound. “I want to do the best I can to communicate…
Why Do Grocery Stores Play Music?
Whether you love it or loathe it, supermarket music has an impact on your shopping experience. Turns out, there is a long history and well-documented science as to why stores play music, what they play and at what volume. In 1966, researchers first examined the effect of ambient music volume on grocery store shoppers. The team found that…
Music Tuned to 432 Hertz Vibrates on a Divine Level?
A decades-long debate among musicians about tuning is bound up with Nazi conspiracy theories, New Age healing methods, practical consideration of what’s easiest on a singer’s vocal chords, a revived connection to ancient math and aesthetics, and more abstract connections to a higher order. Should instruments be tuned to 440 hertz or 432 hertz? In…
The Healing Power of Music for Stroke Survivors
Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence – a hard blow for a woman who built a career in book publishing. It also robbed her of the ability to speak properly. But not the ability to…
The Poetic Significance of Franz Liszt’s ‘Liebestraum’
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was a virtuoso pianist of the Romantic movement. The prolific composer, performer, and teacher composed 700 pieces in his lifetime. A child prodigy of a musical family, he performed for well-known musicians and royalty by the time he was 9 years old. Regular traveling and performing in his youth led…
3 Good Reasons You Should Be Listening To More Music
Music is a universal language that hurdles all obstacles, beliefs, and language barriers. It has a transcendent ability to touch the human soul like nothing else. The cells in our bodies respond to it, and even those who can’t hear it still feel it. The organic power of music is inescapable. When individuals find themselves facing physical or emotional…
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