The Astonishing Connection Between Long-Term Memory and Music. Spanish artist Antonio Cadenas will turn 101 in May 2021. 1919 saw his birth in Terque, Spain.

The life and career of Cadenas is remarkable. He is the living example of the adage, ‘Age is just a number.’ In addition to the burden of aging, he also suffers from Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer’s disease affects social, cognitive, and behavioral abilities. It is an incurable brain disease.

state. In the UK, some 850,000 people suffer with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number is much higher globally.

Memory loss is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, yet musical memory is not always affected by it.

Cadenas continues to memorize musical theory and practice the piano while having Alzheimer’s disease.

Cadenas’ rendition of Juan D’Arienzo’s Lagrimas y sonrisas serves as an example of this.

how brilliantly he plays the piano and how he overcomes all of these obstacles to succeed.

Now that Cadenas is living with his son and family, they are taking care of him. He sits in front of his piano in a room with his child.

His child tells him to pick up the piano. Following his initial cue, he starts the music.

effortlessly and without work. His son gives a nod of approval at the conclusion of his performance.

When he was a little child, his mother and some nearby monks from a cathedral started teaching him the piano. Between 1942 until 1946,

Cadenas left the music industry to enlist in the army. After serving in the military, Cadenas’ love of music revived, and he taught until he retired in the 1980s.

Cadenas’s musical ability is a tribute to musicians that persevere in their craft in the face of adversity and create beautiful music for the enjoyment of all listeners.