An Israeli study has demonstrated that listening to the music of Mozart is more conducive to the development of premature babies than is exposure to Bach. Many studies have demonstrated the benefits ...

Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major has been credited with having many positive effects, including alleviating epilepsy symptoms. But a new meta-analysis out of Vienna has concluded that there ...

You've probably heard that classical music is good for studying, taking tests and doing creative work. This idea stems from the "Mozart Effect," a term coined in 1993 when scientists discovered that ...

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, K. 310: II. Andante Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311: I. Allegro con spirito ...

Most students usually get ready to study with a stack of books and a laptop equipped with playlists curated by Spotify. Many of these are generic, comprised of classical music and somber acoustic ...

In 1993, three dozen college students filed into a lab in Irvine, Calif., to take part in an unusual experiment. The lead researcher, Frances Rauscher, a red-haired woman in her late 30s and a former ...

This piece originally appeared on Pacific Standard. Score another one for Wolfgang Amadeus. Researchers report the soothing sounds of a Mozart minuet boosts the ability of children and seniors to ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured -- as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791. Was the ...

The music of Mozart and Strauss is able to lower blood lipid concentrations and the heart rate. This is the result of a study of the effect of different musical genres on the cardiovascular system.