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Tony Pederson: the music thanatologist who plays harp at the bedside of dying patients

Radio New Zealand - All Programmes by RNZ

Aug 2, 202600:15:24News & Politics

Music thanatology is a practice that uses live harp music and voice to help manage pain, restlessness and anxiety in patients approaching the end of life. Tony Pederson is one of a very small number of practitioners worl...

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Tony Pederson: the music thanatologist who plays harp at the bedside of dying patients is an episode from Radio New Zealand - All Programmes by RNZ. Music thanatology is a practice that uses live harp music and voice to help manage pain, re...

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Published Aug 2, 2026, 00:15:24 long, audio available.