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Theoretical proposals how vertical harmony may convey nostalgia and longing in music (2015)
Journal Article
Lahdelma, I., & Eerola, T. (2015). Theoretical proposals how vertical harmony may convey nostalgia and longing in music. Empirical Musicology Review, 10(3), 245-263

Music is often associated with the emotions of nostalgia and longing. According to previous survey studies, both nostalgia and longing are among the most common emotions evoked by music (Juslin, 2011). Despite nostalgia’s significance as a musical em... Read More about Theoretical proposals how vertical harmony may convey nostalgia and longing in music.

From Sound to Significance: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Reactions to Music (2015)
Journal Article
Juslin, P., Barradas, G., & Eerola, T. (2015). From Sound to Significance: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Reactions to Music. American Journal of Psychology, 128(3), 281-304. https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.128.3.0281

A common approach to studying emotional reactions to music is to attempt to obtain direct links between musical surface features such as tempo and a listener’s responses. however, such an analysis ultimately fails to explain why emotions are aroused... Read More about From Sound to Significance: Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Reactions to Music.

Genre-adaptive Semantic Computing and Audio-based Modelling for Music Mood Annotation (2015)
Journal Article
Saari, P., Fazekas, G., Eerola, T., Barthet, M., Lartillot, O., & Sandler, M. (2016). Genre-adaptive Semantic Computing and Audio-based Modelling for Music Mood Annotation. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, 7(2), 122-135. https://doi.org/10.1109/taffc.2015.2462841

This study investigates whether taking genre into account is beneficial for automatic music mood annotation in terms of core affects valence, arousal, and tension, as well as several other mood scales. Novel techniques employing genre-adaptive semant... Read More about Genre-adaptive Semantic Computing and Audio-based Modelling for Music Mood Annotation.

Attitudes toward sad music are related to both preferential and contextual strategies (2015)
Journal Article
Eerola, T., Peltola, H., & Vuoskoski, J. (2015). Attitudes toward sad music are related to both preferential and contextual strategies. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind and Brain, 25(2), 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1037/pmu0000096

Music-related sadness and its paradoxical pleasurable aspects have puzzled researchers for decades. Previous studies have highlighted the positive effects of listening to sad music and the listening strategies that focus on mood-regulation. The prese... Read More about Attitudes toward sad music are related to both preferential and contextual strategies.