musically high!

Today in class we were given a presentation on how music influences mood. A lot of us do know that it really does, but are amazed by such presentations nevertheless. We listened to a few artists and analysed their styles. We did have a similar class sometime ago.

The professor actually conducted an exercise with a few of us.
The subject was told to sit on a chair and talk about anything random that he wanted to. Once the subject began talking, instrumental music pertaining to a specific mood was played.
Surprisingly all the subjects unknowingly got into topics that were reflective of the mood of the song and even its actual name.

The point being, I always wondered how classical pieces were named.

Take for example this CD I have of Yanni (devotion) the tracks listed are

once upon a time

the end of august

santorini

only a memory .............among others.

After today's class I have this vague idea that the composer must have listened to his composition before naming it............Thought for a while .........And then proceeded with the formal naming ceremony.

Or maybe it was the other way around where he pre-named the song according to his mood and then went about composing it.

What do u think?

I am not a classical aficionado-western or Indian- though I am open to listening to any things once I get my hands on it........................it's the perfect time to get musically high!!!