Word: mozarts
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Walking into “Frank Stella 1958,” the special exhibition currently at the Sackler Museum, reminded me of the surprise I got when I heard one of my friends, who plays guitar in a punk band, playing Mozart on a violin. It wasn’t that the delicate strains of the violin concerto were completely unrelated to the straight-up, snarling chords of his punk songs, nor even that one was necessarily better than the other. It was just that, man, I didn’t know he could do that...
...Music You Can Use "The Power of Mozart" described how listening to the composer's music can help "treat ailments ranging from acne to Alzheimer's disease and even, it is claimed, make you and your kids smarter" [Jan. 16]. It is ironic that while Mozart's compositions are used for the purpose of healing, it is alleged that Eminem's rapping and ranting are used by the U.S. to torture prisoners in detention camps in Afghanistan. Truly, music has crossed any boundaries we humans had envisioned for it. Jeanette Rodrigues Karnataka, India
...many other countries is that in the U.S. these guys are prosecuted and there is at least some attempt to punish them. I appreciate all the good people who don't break the rules. Tom Wright Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. Music You Can Use "The Power Of Mozart" described how listening to the composer's music can help "treat ailments ranging from acne to Alzheimer's disease and even, it is claimed, make you and your kids smarter" [Jan. 16]. It is ironic that while Mozart's compositions are used for the purpose of healing, it is alleged that Eminem...
...what if some of those specially bred mice started showing a particular fondness for Mozart? Or poker? Would it still be OK to cut them open and look inside...
...Sometimes what we call ambition is simply talent so great that it cannot contain itself. Mozart, Einstein, Paul McCartney and Bill Gates come to mind. But in other cases, ambition is just greed. Many of the famous folk in your story fit the latter category. Ken Taub St. James, New York...