Mozart's music was found to be very calming, but Beethoven's music was not; this is called the Mozart Effect.

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The Mozart Effect refers to a set of research results that indicate that listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement in the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as "spatial-temporal reasoning." It does not specifically claim that Mozart's music is calming or that Beethoven's music is not.

Mozart's Music Was Found to Be Very Calming, but Beethoven's