Biographical circumstances have an influence on artistic inspiration. On the other hand the creative frame of mind helps to develop personality. Biographical experiences, which have turned into composition, help to overcome anxiety and tension. Brunhilde Sonntag is known as a composer, musicologist and music teacher. She has been professor of composition an music theory at the University of Wuppertal. During the 10. symposium of artistic therapy in november 1992 in Münster/Westfalen she gave a lecture on “music and effect – minimal music and ritual listening”, which is published in Music-, Dance- and Art Therapy number 2, 1994 page 65-68 .
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