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Originally posted by AlexK:
Mozart was considered a genius of sorts in the sense that he started composing music from a very early age. It is probably the idea that the music he composed influenced the genius in him to be sustained later in life. Since he continued to compose music his entire life. Afterall all children are born genius they usually fail to sustain it into their adult lives.
Baroque music music has a soothing effect in that the consistant tempo of 60 beats a minute slows the heart to that pace. It seems that the beat of music influences the heartbeat. A slow heartbeat of about 60 beats per minute is a resting beat and as such is a relaxed state. The relaxed state is found to be more productive to learning and remembering.
Alex
Thanks for the note, as always, Alex. Interesting comments on genius and relaxation.
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As a point of musical-correctness:
The idea that Baroque music has a constant tempo of 60 beats per minute is inaccurate. Listen to the ever-recorded Four Seasons (Vivaldi) and it will be evident that the tempo is neither constant nor 60 beats per minute.
Tempo indications in classical music are inexact. (eg, adagio = slow, allegro = fast presto = very fast, etc) so beats per minute will vary by performance. The metronome wasn't invented until the early 1800s (after Baroque composers were gone), and even then, metronome markings are not always commonly used.
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