Minor second intervals: A shared signature for infant cries and sadness in music
In Western music and in music of other cultures, minor chords, modes and intervals evoke sadness. It has been proposed that this emotional interpretation of melodic intervals (the distance between two pitches, expressed in semitones) is common to music and vocal expressions. Here, we asked expert mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-03-01
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| Series: | i-Perception |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695221092471 |