The Pleasure of Sad Music Without Lyrics
An innovative behavioral study involved pairing four emotions represented by instrumental classical and jazz melodies without lyrics for analysis by both acoustic and perceptual means. Analysis revealed that music representing happier emotions had faster attack slopes, higher spectral centroids, quicker tempos, as compared to sadder emotions expressed through legato articulation with slower tempos. Emotional response […]
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