Music Facts That Will Change the Way You Listen Forever
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Historical Music Facts Mozart wrote music at 5 – By age five, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had composed several pieces and could play the harpsichord and violin proficiently.
Beethoven continued composing after going deaf – He composed some of his most famous works, including the Ninth Symphony, after losing his hearing.
Stradivarius violins owe their sound partly to fungus – Modern analysis suggests the unique sound may be due to fungi that subtly altered the wood density.
The first recorded music was made in 1860 – Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded a French folk song onto a soot-coated paper.
Gregorian chants were an early form of music notation – They used neumes, precursors to modern notes, to indicate pitch and phrasing. 🎤
Modern Music Facts The Beatles used the word “love” 613 times in their songs – That’s across their entire official catalog.
Prince played 27 instruments on his debut album – He was essentially a one-man band for
For You (1978).
The “Wilhelm scream” appears in ov…