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In 1982, Cinda Yager found herself terrorized by a strange, threatening caller. To help herself stay calm and brave, she turned to the music of Johannes Brahms.

While you're enjoying our continuous stream of relaxing classical music, here are three delicious drinks to keep you cool in the dog days' heat.

According to research conducted by the Royal College of Music's Centre for Performance Science, listening to and performing music has been shown to have a positive, biological effect on mood and stress levels.

Some find minimalist music to be entrancing, others find it to be aggravating. With a wide range of selections from early music to contemporary composers, though, there's probably some minimalist music for you.

When you can't get away, let classical music take you to transcendence.

In Emilie Robinson's art, old meets new, religion balances rebellion, and classical collides with the modern world - but one constant in her life is music, which connects all of the dots in her life.

When reading a good book, the world picks itself up and rearranges things into a different perspective. Music does that too. When combined, the two are amazing conduits to spaces that are timeless and wholly dreamy. You can find these spaces in these five compositions.

Some great music has been inspired by literature. Here are five of Youa Vang's favorite book-related pieces.

I'm hard-pressed to think of a more relaxing piece of music than Gabriel Faure's Pavane. The orchestral arrangement, taken at a slow, deliberate but delicate tempo, always puts me in a pleasingly melancholy mood, its gently swooning main melody being perfect for a quiet rainy day or an afternoon free of classes.

On the morning I was to leave the hospital, I developed a complication that delayed my discharge for two days. I was devastated. I asked my nurse for soothing music. What music have I used for healing my mind and heart?