News tagged with classical music
UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand
(AP) -- A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion sensors.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 22, 2012 |
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Emotional expression in music and speech share similar tonal properties
Music is a very strong emotional communicator, and different cultures have different emotional associations for different musical "modes". Now, a new cross-cultural study shows that tonal trends used to express feelings in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Researchers find classical musical compositions adhere to power law
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers, led by Daniel Levitin of McGill University, has found after analyzing over two thousand pieces of classical music that span four hundred years of history, that virtually ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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London orchestra plays concert... for plants
One of Britain's most prestigious orchestras has performed to a rather unusual audience -- row upon row of plants, in an attempt to see whether the music helps them grow.
Mar 24, 2011 |
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While shepherds watched their flocks on 'Ilkely Moor'
'While shepherds watched' was the first carol to cross over to the Church of England from the secular, folk tradition and carol singers might be surprised to hear that it used to be commonly sung to the tune 'Cranbrook', ...
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Musical robots perform duets (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A flute playing robot unveiled by Waseda University last year has been joined by a robot saxophonist in a Classical music duet. The aim of the project was to design robots that could respond ...
Nov 26, 2009 |
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15M hits later, YouTube Symphony makes live debut
(AP) -- Even before they played their first note together, they were listed as one of the world's most inspiring orchestras.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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