For decades, headlines have claimed that Mozart’s music has all kinds of amazing effects on people’s behaviour and performance. But once you look closer at the different studies behind those headlines ...

Colorado pianist Katie Mahan in front of a portrait of Mozart's mother, Anna Maria Pertl. Where did Mozart get his musical talent? History has long pointed to his father, Leopold. Leopold was a ...

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Mozart’s story has captivated audiences for centuries: the child prodigy who became an adult genius, shaped by a domineering father and immortalised in countless retellings, most notably Milos Foreman ...

Music has its seasons, and people have their needs. At some point in the autumn of 1979, I became obsessed with a few bars of Mozart. I was thirteen, fundamentally cheerful but convinced I was ...

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A new comprehensive analysis on the effect of Mozart's music on epilepsy has confirmed that listening to his piano music can reduce the frequency of epilepsy attacks. The results of this comprehensive ...

Maria Anna Mozart was a musical prodigy just like her younger brother Wolfgang. Although the children toured Europe together, once Maria Anna came of age, she was left behind while her brother became ...