Redefining sad music: Music’s structure suggests at least two sad states
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DOI: 10.1080/09298215.2020.1784956
Abstract: Many researchers have noted inconsistencies between descriptions and effects of nominally sad music. The current study addresses whether traditional music-related sadness can be broken down into more than one category. Melancholic and grieving musical passages… read more here.
Keywords: sad music; music structure; redefining sad; music music ... See more keywords
Unique personality profiles predict when and why sad music is enjoyed
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DOI: 10.1177/0305735620932660
Abstract: The experience of sadness is largely unpleasant, but when expressed through music, it can be pleasurable. Previous research has shown that an attraction to sad music is correlated with personality traits like empathy, Absorption, and… read more here.
Keywords: personality profiles; sad music; unique personality; personality situational ... See more keywords
On the Enjoyment of Sad Music: Pleasurable Compassion Theory and the Role of Trait Empathy
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01060
Abstract: Drawing on recent empirical studies on the enjoyment of nominally sad music, a general theory of the pleasure of tragic or sad portrayals is presented. Not all listeners enjoy sad music. Multiple studies indicate that… read more here.
Keywords: theory; compassion; sad music; trait empathy ... See more keywords
Happy and sad music acutely modulate different types of attention in older adults
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1029773
Abstract: Of the three subtypes of attention outlined by the attentional subsystems model, alerting (vigilance or arousal needed for task completion) and executive control (the ability to inhibit distracting information while completing a goal) are susceptible… read more here.
Keywords: music; older adults; sad music; attention ... See more keywords