3) In the 1916 French composer Erik Satie, created so called Furniture music- the genre of music, which is performed "not to be listened to but to pay no attention to this music." His haunting melodies, repeated dozens or even hundreds of times without any changes and interruption pass ahead of their time on the good half a century, and were no doubt the beginning of minimalism. But even earlier example of this kind of background music is a piano piece «Vexations» (or the "irritation"), written by the same Eric Satie in April 1893 in a state of extreme anger. The author is strictly required to play it continuously eight hundred and forty times without the slightest interruption. The total duration of such performance could be up to 24 hours.
Click here to listen «Vexations» by Erick Satie

4) Elevator music refers to the kind of background music designed for playing in stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), airports, and elevators. The term is also frequently applied as a generic term for any form of smooth jazz, easy listening, or middle of the road music. In a shopping centers, elevator music has been found to have a psychological effect: more relaxed music tends to make people slow down and browse longer.
Click here to listen Elevator Music

5) Brand new and sensational fact:
The most buetiful version of Ave Maria which is usually misatributed to Italian composer Giulio Caccini (1551 – 1618) is the biggest musical hoax. Actually this beutiful song was composed and first performed by Russian guitarist, lutenist and composer Vladimir Vavilov (1925-1973).
Click here to learn more and listen to the first recording of Ave Maria performed by Vladimir Vavilov.

The most popular Artists perfoming instrumental and background music:
Origen-fusion of New Age, Classical and Pop Music plus Nice Instrumental background music and ambient songs
Al Conti Ambient New age, instrumental music, background music with soothing, healing touches
Noel Quinlan World Fusion. Oriental musicians with the Western sensibilities of sound and harmony
Silentaria Cosmic. Trance-like. Hypnotic. Celestial. Mesmerizing. These are just a few of the sure-fire adjectives that will most likely be employed when describing Silentaria’s album The Beginning of the End
Jeff Greenleaf- healing, Ambient, New age instrumental music.