New research suggests that listening to classical music in a group setting -- such as a concert hall -- impacts heart rate, breathing and more. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images See more of our ...

Whether Bach, Beethovan, or Mozart, it's widely recognized that classical music can affect a person's mood. Scientists use brainwave measurements and neural imaging techniques to show how Western ...

Orchestras and festival organizers continually develop and experiment with new concert formats for classical music. But do these formats actually have an impact on audiences? A research team led by ...

Playing classical music to your child while they’re still in the womb can stimulate development, new research suggests. Music has long been a way for expectant parents to connect with their unborn ...

Audience members’ heartbeats, breathing speeds and even degree of sweating synchronise when they watch a classical music concert together. Wolfgang Tschacher at the University of Bern in Switzerland ...

Jazz and Western classical music are now more like pop and rock — at least by one measure. The melodic and harmonic structures of jazz and classical have become simpler over time, according to a ...