Music is the medium that connects everyone across the world. The global music industry is comprised of thousands of bizarrely interesting facts that make this medium even more engaging for everyone. Let’s take a better look at some of these mind-blowing facts.
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Mozart sold More CDs than Beyoncé
Yes, that is true. In October 2016, the Universal Music Group released a box set as a tribute to Mozart on the 225th anniversary of his death. It is the most authoritative edition of Mozart’s works from his entire life which consists of 200 CDs. The box immediately became very popular as it presented over 240 hours of music, 600 solo performers, and many other performances including 60 orchestras. It included every significant Mozart interpreter of the past 30 years. The box set sold millions of copies around the world and is still available on Amazon for purchase.
2/12.
The Mozart Ball
Mozartkugel, better known as Mozart Ball in English is a small, round chocolate dessert that is highly famous in Austria. It is created in 1890 and named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The dessert is made of pistachio marzipan and nougat and dipped in dark chocolate. The delicacy is well revered and still hand-made to this day!
3/12.
Heavy Metal Finland
Finland is the country that has the most metal bands per capita. There are around 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people. Other Nordic countries are following behind the mark such as Norway, Iceland, Sweden, etc to name some. There is even a metal group made of Finnish Children, titled Hevisaurus, a group of heavy metal dinosaurs.
4/12.
The largest free rock concert
Rod Stewart’s 1993 New Year’s Eve concert was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records as it was the largest free rock concert ever happened. The event took place on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and more than 4.2 million people came down to enjoy his performance along with the fireworks in the midnight sky.
5/12.
An album recorded and released in Space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield made this possible with his debut album ‘Space Sessions: Songs for a Tin Can’, released in 2015. The astronaut spent a total of 144 days in space and created this album that 11 original songs. However, what made him go viral was the cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”.
6/12.
Yuri Gagarin’s space song
Yuri Gagarin is well revered as a Russian cosmonaut who sang the first song in space. It was Shostakovich song titled ‘My Homeland Hears’.
7/12.
Nature loves music
According to research by South Korean scientists, plants have a tendency to grow faster when they are exposed to classical music. The scientists played 14 different pieces of music in the paddy field and recorded the results. It showed that there is an acceleration in growth and the test suggested that plants can ‘hear’. Perhaps it is time to practice your sessions in the backyard garden.
8/12.
Most expensive violin
A Stradivarius violin named ‘Lady Blunt’ is known as the most expensive musical instrument ever sold. It was sold for $15.9 million in 2011.
9/12.
None of the Beatles had musical training
Paul McCartney once admitted in an interview in 2018 that neither he nor any of his bandmates were able to read or write music. He believed music just came to them.
10/12.
The World’s Longest Running Performance
In September 2001, A 639-year performance was created with the concept of eccentric composer John Cage. The project is known as the “As Slow as Possible” (ASLSP) which is still playing at the St. Buchard Church in Germany and will end in the 27th century or 2640. This extremely slow composition is designed by an automated organ that takes more than a month just to change a chord.
11/12.
The chemistry between MJ and Spider-Man
In this case, MJ stands for Michael Jackson instead of Marry Jane. He was an ardent fan of SpiderMan and eagerly wanted to play a character in the movie. He even tried to buy the franchise Marvel Comics to make his dream come true. After his death in 2018, the late chairman of Marvel, Stan Lee explained the matter by saying that MJ could play a good Spider-Man but it was not a great business to handle everything on his own. Perhaps, the ‘Smooth Criminal’ only wanted to save the world.
12/12.
The band of Titanic
The London Symphony Orchestra was booked for the voyage on Titanic but they changed their boats at the last minute. The Band of Titanic took the place to fill in which is considered one of the most mysterious bands and a legend from the tales of the ill-fated ocean. This eight-member band was led by Wallace Hartley. The band performed at the time when the Titanic was sinking just to keep panic-stricken passengers calm.
There are many other interesting facts about music and if you want to know more, stay tuned!
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