A few hundred onlookers watched raptly as the sounds of a violin and cello from The Confluence Quartet filled a one-block stretch of the Uptown neighborhood Saturday. From a small stage Saturday ...

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As many a pet owner will know, separation anxiety can be a real problem for pet and parent alike. In fact, researchers at Seoul National University noted that separation anxiety in dogs accounts for ...

A fantastic landscape of the Venetian Lagoon, the calming ocean waves with this sunset summer music, ideal for meditation bar with Zen Relaxation Music, New Age & Piano Ambient Chillout Buddha ...

Jennifer Gersten, a doctoral student in violin performance at Stony Brook University, is an editor at Guernica and the winner of the 2018 Rubin Prize for Music Criticism. Follow @jenwgersten Let the ...

BioAcoustic Research Inc. sold more than 250,000 CDs and downloads of its “Through a Dog’s Ear” albums. The collections offer selections designed to soothe dogs, with music sorted by age -- ...

Mozart could be the trick to keeping barking dogs calm. Classical music can keep a pup composed when an owner leaves the house, and it can help reduce separation anxiety, according to new research ...

“Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast,” William Congreve wrote in 1697, an era when “music” meant symphonic, orchestral and chamber compositions from the likes of Handel, Vivaldi and Bach.

Today’s fast-paced, on-demand world offers immense opportunity -- and plenty of distraction. Tuning out worries and remaining focused can be especially difficult for children, many of whom feel ...