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  • May 2008
    • Mozart Helps Snap Saudi Taboos

      Mozart Helps Snap Saudi Taboos

      (Newser) - Mozart hasn't challenged cultural taboos for more than 200 years, but last night he caused quite a stir in Saudi Arabia. A German-based quartet gave the nation its first public classical concert where men were allowed to hear Mozart and sit next to, gasp, women. "The concert is a sign that things are changing rapidly here," a German ambassador told the AP. More »

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      Saudi Arabia   concert   classical music   Muslim women   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • March 2008
    • Heal Me, Amadeus!

      Heal Me, Amadeus!

      (Newser) - A British patient's epilepsy showed remarkable improvement after he started listening to 45 minutes of Mozart daily, the Independent reports. And while research is still sparse on the music's effect on epilepsy, some doctors speculate that his complex melodies stimulate the brain in a way other composers' works don't. "The organization of the cerebral cortex would seem to resonate with the architecture of Mozart's music," a doctor said. More »

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      health   brain   neurology   classical music   epilepsy   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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