Universality vs experience: a cross-cultural pilot study on the consonance effect in music at different altitudes

Background Previous studies have shown that music preferences are influenced by cultural “rules”, and some others have suggested a universal preference for some features over others. Methods We investigated cultural differences on the “consonance effect”, consisting in higher pleasantness judgments...

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Main Authors: Giulia Prete, Danilo Bondi, Vittore Verratti, Anna Maria Aloisi, Prabin Rai, Luca Tommasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9344.pdf