Music and Emotion
Published on 30. August 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
504 pages
978-0-19-263188-6 (ISBN)
Description
The position of emotion in music has been a subject of considerable interest and debate. However emotional aspects of music have received surprising little attention in the 45 years since the publication of Leonard Meyer's classic work 'Emotion and meaning in music.' During that time, both 'music psychology' and 'emotion' have developed as lively areas of research, and the time is fitting therefore to try and bring together this multidisciplinary interest and take stock of what we now know about this important relationship. A new volume in the Series in Affective Science, Music and Emotion; Theory and Research brings together leading researchers interested in both these topics to present the first integrative review of this subject. The first section reflects the various interdisciplinary perspectives, taking on board views from philosophy, psychology, musicology, biology, anthropology, and sociology. The second section addresses the role of our emotions in the composition of music, the ways that emotions can be communicated via musical structures, the use of music to express emotions within the cinema.The third section looks at the emotions of the performer - how do they communicate emotion, how does their emotional state affect their own performance.
The final section looks at the ways in which our emotions are guided and influenced while listening to music, whether actively or passively. Music and Emotion is a timely book, one that will interest psychologists, musicologists, music educators, and philosophers.
The final section looks at the ways in which our emotions are guided and influenced while listening to music, whether actively or passively. Music and Emotion is a timely book, one that will interest psychologists, musicologists, music educators, and philosophers.
Reviews / Votes
One of the major merits of the book, which I think deserves high praise, is its multidisciplinarity, showing that the link between music and emotion is broad and can be viewed from many different and equally valid points of view. Journal of Consciousness Studies, Vol 11, No 2 This is a comprehensive and enlightening text that will appeal to many. The diversity in contributions and scope of treatment of the topic makes it an essential read for anyone interested in music and emotion. The Psychologist ... the editors commissioned an excellent selection of papers, which sit well together within one volume. As one would expect from the combined forces of Juslin, Sloboda and Oxford University Press, the standard of editing is excellent, chapters are thoroughly cross-referenced and the two indices (one for authors and one for subjects) are actually useful. Psychology of MusicMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
33 line drawings, 6 halftones
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
948 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-263188-6 (9780192631886)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
INTRODUCTION; 1. Music and emotion: introduction: Patrik N. Juslin and John A. Sloboda; MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES; 2. Philosophical perspectives on music's expressiveness: Stephen Davies; 3. Musicological approaches to emotion: Nicholas Cook and Nicola Dibben; 4. Psychological perspectives on music and emotion: John A. Sloboda and Patrik N. Juslin; 5. Listen to the brain: a biological perspective on musical emotions: Isabelle Peretz; 6. Anthropological perspectives on music and emotion: Judith Becker; 7. Aesthetic agency and musical practice: new directions in the sociology of music and emotion: Tia DeNora; 8. Music and emotion: perspectives from music therapy: Leslie Bunt and Mercedes Pavlicevic; THE COMPOSER; 9. Emotion and composition in classical music: historiometric perspectives: Dean Keith Simonton; 10. The influence of musical structure on emotional expression: Alf Gabrielsson and Erik Lindstrom; 11. Music as a source of emotion in film: Annabel J. Cohen; THE PERFORMER; 12. The subjective world of the performer: Roland S. Persson; 13. Negative emotions in music making: the problem of performance anxiety: Andrew Steptoe; 14. Communicating emotion in music performance: a review and a theoretical framework: Patrik N. Juslin; THE LISTENER; 15. Music and emotion: distinctions and uncertainties: Leonard B. Meyer; 17. Continuous measurement of self-report emotional response to music: Emery Schubert; 19. Emotions in strong experiences with music: Alf Gabrielsson; POSTLUDE; 20. Music and emotion: commentary: John A. Sloboda and Patrik N. Juslin