Have you ever wondered how a true musical genius or prodigy is created? Do both parents need to be extremely musical or intelligent? Although I think it helps it must not be mandatory because we know that Beethoven’s parents were not particularly musical. Not so with Mozart. Definitely his father was quite gifted and was also a composer. Leopold Mozart wrote several compositions that have stood the test of time. Of course his son, Wolfgang Amadeus wrote hundreds of brilliant works that will last for thousands of years I imagine.
A conference is being held on this topic in Bologna, Italy. Even if you can’t attend it’s good to know that these kinds of conferences exist!
“Music under the microscope: the relation between biology and genetics and human music, its peculiarities and reasons. These are the main themes of the International Workshop on the Biology and Genetics of Music, to be held in Bologna, May 20 to 22, with leading scientists currently involved in researching the mysteries of music, invited to explain their recent findings to the audience. Continued
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