The function of timbre in the perception of affective intentions: Effect of enculturation in different musical traditions.

ABSTRACT: Timbre has been identified as a potential component in the communication of affect in music. Although its function as a carrier of perceptually useful information about sound source mechanics has been established, less is understood about whether and how it functions as a carrier of information for communicating affect in music. To investigate these issues, listeners trained in Chinese and Western musical traditions were presented with Phrases, Measures, and Notes of recorded excerpts interpreted with a variety of affective intentions by performers on instruments from the two cultures. Results showed greater accuracy and more extreme responses in Chinese musician listeners and lowest accuracy in nonmusicians suggesting that musical training plays a role in listeners' decoding of affective

SUBMITTER: Heng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560474 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature