Handbook of Music and Emotion: Theory, Research, Applications
Patrik N. Juslin
Abstract
Music's ability to express and arouse emotions is a mystery that has fascinated both
experts and laymen at least since ancient Greece. This book offers an account of
this domain. It provides coverage of the many approaches that may be said to define
the field of music and emotion, in all its breadth and depth. The first section
offers multi-disciplinary perspectives on musical emotions from philosophy,
musicology, psychology, neurobiology, anthropology, and sociology. The second
section features methodologically oriented chapters on the measurement of emotions
via different channels (e.g., sel ... More
Music's ability to express and arouse emotions is a mystery that has fascinated both
experts and laymen at least since ancient Greece. This book offers an account of
this domain. It provides coverage of the many approaches that may be said to define
the field of music and emotion, in all its breadth and depth. The first section
offers multi-disciplinary perspectives on musical emotions from philosophy,
musicology, psychology, neurobiology, anthropology, and sociology. The second
section features methodologically oriented chapters on the measurement of emotions
via different channels (e.g., self-report, psychophysiology, neuroimaging). Sections
three and four address how emotion enters into different aspects of musical
behaviour, both the making of music and its consumption. Section five covers
developmental, personality, and social factors. Section six describes the most
important applications involving the relationship between music and emotion. In a
final commentary, the editors comment on the history of the field, summarize the
current state of affairs, and propose future directions for the field.
Keywords:
musical emotion,
musicology,
neurobiology,
self-report,
psychophysiology,
neuroimaging,
musical behaviour
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2010 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199230143 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199230143.001.0001 |
