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Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later
New York Times· 4 days agoBeethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or...
Melodies of Popular Songs Have Gotten Simpler Over Time
New York Times· 2 days ago“Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody,” Billy Joel crooned in “Piano Man,” his iconic 1973 barroom ballad. The study, published on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, used mathematical ...