Apur-ee.290
net.music
utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!sa
Fri Apr  2 21:48:08 1982
Re: Music to Code/Design by

	The best background music to play while I'm working on
	a task which requires a reasonable amount of concentration
	is instrumental, moderate speed, and usually of classical
	flavor. I found an album of Telemann's sonatas for recorder
	and harpsichord which is excellent for this purpose. These
	simple two-part numbers are pleasant to listen to when you
	want to, and serene enough to drift into the background
	when you want to. The instrumental part is important; for
	some reason, I can't block out vocals. If there's someone
	singing, I just HAVE to listen (unless they're unintelligible,
	)
	The speed is significant, too. Fast, exciting runs of notes
	have a way of being much more interesting than structure
	pointers.

						Scot