Yes, I've seen those. I particularly like the Schoenberg one. My point, though, was that this "effect," whatever it may be, would be the same no matter which composer's name was atttached to it.
David R On Friday, January 6, 2006, at 11:29 AM, Howard Posner wrote: > David Rastall wrote: > >> I ask myself this one question about the Mozart Effect: > > I count seven questions, but no matter... > > >> why Mozart? >> Why not the "Bach Effect"? or the "Brahms Effect"? or any of the >> other >> names of composers? The Wagner Effect: now there's a thought... Is >> it because these researchers have determined that Mozart is the best >> composer of all? I'd like to see their "scientific" proof of that! >> Or >> is it that Mozart works better in their experiments than any other >> composer? Have they tried them all? > > You're not the only one to ask these questions. This was making the > internet rounds earlier this year: > >> Subject: Re: Mozart effect is a fraud... >> >> Another Urban Legend >> >> A new report now says that the Mozart effect is a fraud. >> For you hip urban professionals: no, playing Mozart for your designer >> baby >> will not improve his IQ or help him get into that exclusive >> pre-school. He'll >> just have to be admitted into Harvard some other way. >> >> Of course, we're all better off for listening to Mozart purely for >> the >> pleasure of it. However, one wonders that if playing Mozart sonatas >> for little >> Hillary or Jason could boost their intelligence, what would happen if >> other >> composers were played in their developmental time? >> >> Liszt effect: Child speaks rapidly and extravagantly, but never >> really says >> anything important. >> >> Raff effect: Child becomes a bore. >> >> Bruckner effect: Child speaks very slowly and repeats himself >> frequently. >> Gains reputation for profundity. >> >> Wagner effect: Child becomes a megalomaniac. May eventually marry his >> sister. >> >> Mahler effect: Child continually screams - at great length and volume >> - that >> he's dying. >> >> Schoenberg effect: Child never repeats a word until he's used all the >> other >> words in his vocabulary. Sometimes talks backwards. Eventually, >> people stop >> listening to him. Child blames them for their inability to >> understand him. >> >> Babbitt effect: Child gibbers nonsense all the time. Eventually, >> people stop >> listening to him. Child doesn't care because all his playmate's >> think he's >> cool. > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
