Phenomenology and Mind

No. 5 (2013): The Place of Values in a World of Norms
Session 1. Emotions

Emotions in Music. An Overview of Musical Expressive Qualities

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  • Francesca Forlè,
  • Daniela Perani
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-19567

Published 2016-11-26

Keywords

  • musical expressive qualities,
  • emotions,
  • rhythm,
  • Piana

How to Cite

Forlè, F., & Perani, D. (2016). Emotions in Music. An Overview of Musical Expressive Qualities. Phenomenology and Mind, (5), 46–55. https://doi.org/10.13128/Phe_Mi-19567
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Abstract

What does it mean to say that a particular melody is cheerful rather than melancholic, or that a musical rhythm is anxious and nervous rather than peaceful and calm? Which kind of qualities are these? In this paper we will give an overview of musical expressive qualities, trying on the one hand to describe them as tertiary or valuequalities and, on the other, to understand their expressiveness by means of a phenomenological analysis of rhythm and rhythm perception.

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