The Paradox of Music-Evoked Sadness: An Online Survey
(2014)
Journal Article
Taruffi, L., & Koelsch, S. (2014). The Paradox of Music-Evoked Sadness: An Online Survey. PLoS ONE, 9(10), Article e110490. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110490
This study explores listeners’ experience of music-evoked sadness. Sadness is typically assumed to be undesirable and is therefore usually avoided in everyday life. Yet the question remains: Why do people seek and appreciate sadness in music? We pres... Read More about The Paradox of Music-Evoked Sadness: An Online Survey.