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Why songs make you cry?

Tears and chills – or “tingles” – on hearing music are a physiological response which activates the parasympathetic nervous system, as well as the reward-related brain regions of the brain. Studies have shown that around 25% of the population experience this reaction to music.

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Music has the power to tug at the heartstrings, and evoking emotion is the main purpose of music – whether it’s joy or sadness, excitement or meditation. A certain melody or line of a song, a falling phrase, the delayed gratification of a resolved harmony – all these factors make music interesting, exciting, calming, pleasurable and moving.Tears and chills – or “tingles” – on hearing music are a physiological response which activates the parasympathetic nervous system, as well as the reward-related brain regions of the brain. Studies have shown that around 25% of the population experience this reaction to music. But it’s much more than a pure physiological response. Classical music in particular steers a mysterious path through our senses, triggering unexpected and powerful emotional responses, which sometimes result in tears – and not just tears of sadness.Tears flow spontaneously in response to a release of tension, perhaps at the end of a particularly engrossing performance. Certain pieces of music can remind us of past events, experiences and people, triggering memories and associated emotions. At other times, we may feel tearfully awestruck in the face of the greatness or sheer beauty of the music.This last response has a name – Stendhal Syndrome – and while the syndrome is more commonly associated with art, it can be applied equally to the powerful emotional reaction which music provokes.A psychosomatic disorder, Stendhal Syndrome, or hyperkulturemia, causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, sweating, disorientation, fainting, tears and confusion when someone is looking at artwork (or hearing a piece of music) with which he or she connects emotionally on a profound level. The phenomenon, also called ‘Florence Syndrome’, is named after the French author Marie-Henri Beyle , who wrote under the pen-name of ‘Stendhal’. While visiting the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, he became overcome with emotion and noted his reactions:“I was in a sort of ecstasy, from the idea of being in Florence, close to the great men whose tombs I had seen. Absorbed in the contemplation of sublime beauty … I reached the point where one encounters celestial sensations … Everything spoke so vividly to my soul.”While there is some debate as to whether the syndrome actually exists, there is no doubt that music (and art and literature) can have a very profound effect on our emotional responses.Certain pieces are well-known tear-jerkers, including:

One of the most poignant farewells in music

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major – IV. Adagio – Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Roger Norrington, cond.)

Schubert: Winterreise

Personal tragedy portrayed in hauntingly beautiful music

Elgar: Cello Concerto

Wistful soaring melodies and a sense of hope and anguish, particularly in the final movement, this is Elgar’s tragic masterpiece

Allegri: Miserere

Ethereal chords combined with plainchant, the exquisite simplicity and beauty of this music is guaranteed to set the tears flowing

Rachmaninoff: Slow movement, Piano Concerto No. 2

Put simply, this is sublimely beautiful music.

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What is the fastest piece of music?

"Thousand" was listed in Guinness World Records for having the fastest tempo in beats-per-minute (BPM) of any released single, peaking at approximately 1,015 BPM.

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1993 single by Moby

"Thousand" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as a double A-side single with Moby's song "I Feel It" in the United states, serving as the fourth and final single released from his self-titled debut album. "Thousand" was listed in Guinness World Records for having the fastest tempo in beats-per-minute (BPM) of any released single, peaking at approximately 1,015 BPM.[1]

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CD single (AXISCD 001) No. Title Length 1. "I Feel It" (radio edit – Invisible Brothers Mix) 3:11 2. "Thousand" 4:26 3. "I Feel It" (Contentious Mix) 6:02 4. "I Feel It" (Synthe Mix) 6:59 12-inch single (AXIST 001) No. Title Length 1. "I Feel It" (I Feel It Mix) 5:55 2. "I Feel It" (Synthe Mix) 7:00 3. "Thousand" 4:26 4. "I Feel It" (Victory Mix) 5:45 Cassette single (AXISMC 001) No. Title Length 1. "I Feel It" (radio edit – Invisible Brothers Mix) 3:11 2. "Thousand" 4:26