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...more important as a demonstration of the immense power of cognitive science to counter armchair philosophy in debates over human behavior. Was Hobbes right in thinking mankind was fundamentally bad? Any anthropologist can tell you that human violence is universal. Is it a sign of poor taste to prefer Mozart to Schoenberg? Behavioral psychology teaches that dissonance makes babies...
...which one? I assumed you needed some musical background to join the Mozart Society Orchestra, and I felt out of place at a meeting of the Harvard Society of Black Scientists. I needed to find an activity which was low-key, and that placed an emphasis on rest and relaxation...
...performed the cycle at Jordan Hall as part of the FleetBoston Celebrity Series. He brought a considerable amount of necessary pathos to the work, yet was dignified in his delivery. The 62-year-old Belgian singer is known throughout the world for his performances in various operatic productions, from Mozart to Messiaen (he created the title role in the latter’s St. François d’Assise), as well as his appearances with many of the world’s finest orchestras. He also proved to be quite a capable actor in his portrayal...
Wolff, who has spent 27 years at Harvard, is widely recognized for his scholarship on Bach and Mozart and has served in numerous faculty governance roles, including a nine-year term as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences that ended...
...them a dime. Now Deanna Brown Thomas and Yamma Brown Lumar are suing him for $1 million, alleging that they are owed back royalties for helping him write 25 songs, including many of his signature hits such as Get Up Offa That Thing. They were apparently as precocious as Mozart, since they were 3 and 6 at the time. Their names do appear on the copyright, but Brown has yet to deliver any cash...