Beautiful to look at and incredible in sound – here the greatest pieces written for the harp in classical music history. With its gentle plucking, evocative timbre and dramatic glissandi, the harp has ...

One day, he found himself listening to a record of 18th-century harp music played at far too low a volume but was unable to get out of bed to adjust the player. Hearing the music alongside the ...

Researchers have revealed 30 sounds guaranteed to instantly calm and relax you. Waves crashing onto a beach is the most ...

Wales has an unbroken tradition of harp playing. It was used as a dance instrument and for playing tunes and airs. The tradition owes its survival to the gypsy families of Wales who kept harp ...

So what type of music reduces stress the best? A bit surprising is that Native American, Celtic, Indian stringed-instruments, drums, and flutes are very effective at relaxing the mind even when played ...

The concert harp is famous for its heavenly image. It hasn’t always had a place in orchestral music, but since the 19th century composers like Ravel and Debussy have been in love with the instrument ...

The research found it was 'no surprise' that many sounds from nature featured in the top 20 list as one psychologist stressed ...

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And while the harp had originally been introduced to the country by Europeans, by the 1930s, thanks to celebrated arpistas such as Félix Pérez Cardozo, who brought Paraguayan music to a new ...

We might diffuse a relaxing scent ... one of many that highlight the historic importance of music in nourishing the mind and body. A harp and lute player in a reconstruction of a fresco from ...