Tension experience induced by tonal and melodic shift at music phrase boundaries.

ABSTRACT: Music tension is a link between music structures and emotions. As music unfolds, developmental patterns induce various emotional experiences, but the relationship between developmental patterns and tension experience remains unclear. The present study compared two developmental patterns of two successive phrases (tonal shift and melodic shift) with repetition condition to investigate the relationship with tension experience. Professional musicians rated on-line felt tension and EEG responses were recorded while listening to music sequences. Behavioral results showed that tension ratings under tonal and melodic shift conditions were higher than those under repetition conditions. ERP results showed larger potentials at early P300 and late positive component (LPC) time windows under tonal shi

SUBMITTER: Zhang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9117266 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature