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Don’t feel bad if you nod off during this classical-music concert: That’s kind of the point. Max Richter’s 8 ¹/₂-hour-long “Sleep” is scientifically designed to help you doze. You can listen to the ...

Slip into slumber with the sleepy tones of the Shipping Forecast, paired with calming classical compositions from BBC Introducing, alongside field recordings of gentle rivers and more. Produced by Cat ...

Max Richter's upcoming piece called, "SLEEP" is an invitation for audience members to take a rest during the music. If you think Wagner's operas were too long and feared you might fall asleep in the ...

The players lift their bows with the customary this-is-the-end flourish, finishing a movement of a Shostakovich string quartet, and the audience claps. A few “Whoo!” yells escape from the back of the ...

“The sound machine can generate any of several types of sound, from nature [or] music,” Dr. Cory Portnuff, an audiologist at the University of Colorado Health’s Hearing and Balance Clinic, says. In ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Listening to white noise or background sounds such as wind or thunderstorms has proven to be an effective sleeping aid. It creates a calming ...