The people who brought us Icelandic Christmas also have a very high rate of participation in community choirs. Even tiny rural communities in Iceland have at least one choir, and adults and children get together to sing every week. Men’s choirs are the most popular, both in terms of participation and attending. Men’s choirs often […]
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Listening to music aloud in your home creates more intimacy
Playing music aloud in the home generates more intimacy, according to a study by neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain On Music. “When music is playing at home, people become physically closer. The average distance between household members decreased by 12% during the in-home study. In the U.S., housemates (usually family members) spent four and […]
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In the All Saints’ and Souls’ issue I recommended Mozart’s Requiem, specifically the Dies Irae. I actually recommend listening to the whole thing, as this composition is one of the most beautiful and powerful songs I’ve ever heard. A requiem is a musical composition for the mass of the dead (missa pro defunctis). The name, Requiem, comes […]
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