Music Structure and Emotional Response

Some Empirical Findings

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23345246
AutoresJohn A Sloboda (Department of Psychology, Universit'y of Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire, UK. ST5 5BG), J Sloboda (0000-0001-9375-4474, Keele University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1991
Volumen19
Número2
Páginas110-120
Fecha de publicación1991-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology of Music (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0305-7356 • E-ISSN: 1741-3087
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0305735691192002
OpenAlexW2144840087
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas125
Referencias citadas4

Eighty-three music listeners completed a questionnaire in which thev provided information about the occurrence of a range of physical reactions while listening to music. Shivers down the spine, laughter, tears and lump in the throat were reported by over 80(% of respondents. Respondents were asked to locate specific musical passages that reliably evoked such responses. Structural analysis of these passages showed that tears were most reliablN evoked by passages containing sequences and appogiaturas, while shivers were most reliably evoked by passages containing new or unexpected harmonies. The data generally support theoretical approaches to elmotion based on confirmations and violations of expectancv.

Active listening · Art · Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Harmony (Music) · Laughter · Musical · Tears · Visual arts · Communication · Diverse Music Education Insights · Medicine · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology