Much as I love music--and I do, especially metal and the '80's pop I grew up with--I generally won't have it on when I'm reading or trying to concentrate. The exception is when I find myself in a noisy environment for some reason. At that point, I'm likely to put on Mozart's Requiem, which I've used to basically condition myself to relax.
I also have other classical and new age/jazz type instrumentals, but the Requiem does tend to be what I come back to time and again.
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