Results: Eighty participants (40 music vs 40 control) completed the study with no attrition. Measures comprised of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, visual analog scales of pain level, procedure satisfaction and satisfaction with pain management, the use of sedative and analgesic drugs, heart rate, and blood pressure data were collected at baseline (T0), during (T1) and 30 mins after the procedure (T2). Standard care comprised of all nursing and medical care provided for patients undergoing colonoscopy.
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Eligible patients were randomly assigned either to a music group, which received standard care and additional easy listening music (a series of 15 popular non-rock Chinese songs) through earphones and MP3 for 20 mins before and during the procedure, or to a control group which received standard care only.
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A randomized controlled trial was adopted. Patients and methods: Patients undergoing colonoscopy, aged 45 or older, able to communicate in Chinese, and hemodynamically stable were invited for the study. Phil Patton, author of Made in the U.S.A.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an easy listening music intervention on satisfaction, anxiety, pain, sedative and analgesic medication requirements, and physiological parameters in Chinese adult patients undergoing colonoscopy in Hong Kong. "A fascinating tour of a genuine piece of American surrealism, diligently researched, sparklingly presented, surprising at every turn. In doing so, he's written one of the few pop-history books that won't put you to sleep - not to mention the only one that dares to probe the very real connections between shopping-mall music and Devo." "Lanza takes background music seriously as both music and social utility. "It's still a surreal world, after all, and Lanza's neat tome is a great way to reflect on some of the aural factors that make it so." a valuable addition to collections supporting music and culture." Wendy Carlos, composer, soundtracks for "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Shining"
"Snobby musicologists ignore this fascinating topic, but I learned a lot while being well-entertained by Lanza's delightful book." Ballard, author of "Crash" and "Empire of the Sun"
" Elevator Music is a fascinating tour of the sonic inferno we all unconsciously inhabit." Errol Morris, director of "The Thin Blue Line" "Not until Joseph Lanza's Elevator Music have I been privileged to read what I consider the definitive history of twentieth-century music. In a current climate where the noises are louder, and the background beats are ever more aggressive, this history of music intended as a pleasing background makes for a captivating read. These reactions, Lanza argues, are based more on cultural prejudices than honest musical appraisal.
The author also adds an afterword about some of the actual musicians who arranged and conducted Muzak® sessions-respected names like Nelson Riddle.Įlevator Music confronts the criticisms of elites who say that elevator music is "dehumanizing" or less than music. This revised and expanded edition delves deeper into the surreal phenomenon of "metarock"-the art of reinterpreting rock songs into dreamlike, string-laden, easy-listening alternatives. Along the way, Lanza addresses mood music's social and even governmental uses, raising questions about music's role in modern life while challenging aesthetic assumptions. More recent "ambient" soundscapers like Brian Eno and practitioners of what some still call New Age also enter the picture. Lanza also chronicles the parallel development of the "easy listening" instrumental, discussing such "mood maestros" as Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, and Mantovani. Lanza traces mood music's mystifying presence from the mind-altering sirens who lured Odysseus to the harp David played to soothe King Saul, but the tale gets more intriguing in the early twentieth century, with Erik Satie's "furniture music" experiments, the birth of the Muzak® Corporation, and various science fiction stories that featured mood music as a futuristic staple. With an arsenal of historical anecdotes and facts, Joseph Lanza sings seriously, with healthy doses of humor and wit, the praises of this misunderstood musical genre. For a sound intended to be comforting, unobtrusive, and inoffensive, "elevator music"-i.e., easy listening, mood music, "Beautiful Music," and "Music by Muzak®"-has ignited strong and often heated opinions.
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