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The sick and infirm of Hove are in for a musical treat at the town's local hospital, after iconic composer Brian Eno wrote a collection of tracks specifically to be played in a 'quiet room'.

The music was commissioned by orthopaedic surgeon Robin Turner, who planned the Eno music after witnessing the effect his music had on his sick mother. Eno's music will be heard by patients who need space to 'think, take stock or simply relax' in Hove Hospital.

"It seemed a natural step for me to take as I’ve been dealing with this idea of functional music for quite a few years," says Eno of his unusual new project. "I’ve met many women who have had children listening to one of my records so I knew there was this dimension and here, in the last couple of days I’ve met patients and staff who have said, ‘I really like that room, it makes a big difference’."

Speaking of his mother's response to the music, Turner said: "She is normally very fidgety, you can’t pin her down; the phrase we use is that she goes at a million miles an hour with her hair on fire. She went in and was there for two hours, which is unheard of. It was proof that this has a calming influence on people."

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The impact of time in the quiet room will be monitored by hospital staff, to assess whether the music helps calm patients.

"I’m so thrilled with having done this and I think it is helpful to people, I really think it’s useful," Eno adds. "And the good news is it isn’t expensive or require sophisticated technology."