Exploring the variability of musical-emotional expression over historical time
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21749099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Frank (University of Cambridge), Peter M C Harrison (0000-0002-9851-9462, University of Cambridge), Barry Ross, Carina Venter (0000-0002-7473-5355, Stellenbosch University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 117-132 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Empirical Musicology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1559-5749 • E-ISSN: 1559-5749 |
| Publisher | The Ohio State University Libraries (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.18061/emr.v18i2.8711 |
| OpenAlex | W4399421144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
A listening experiment was designed to test whether modern listeners perceive the same affective content in Baroque music as the composer intended to portray. Listeners rated three musical examples from Johann David Heinichen’s 1728 treatise Der General-Bass in der Composition for valence and arousal. Examples were chosen based on descriptions by the composer in which he outlined their intended affective content. Results showed a significant mismatch between original descriptions and listener ratings, indicating a change in the perceived affective content of the music. The historical variability of musical-emotional expression in general, with a focus on the role of structural emotion cues (particularly mode), is discussed, closing with suggestions for future research in the area of historical musical emotion
Active listening · Arousal · Art · Cognitive psychology · Emotional expression · Linguistics · Literature · Music and emotion · Music history · Music psychology · Musical · Musical Development · Musical expression · Communication · Computer Science · Diverse Music Education Insights · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |