We could have like 10 different emotions that a melody could trigger. We then describe a melody by saying how much of each emotion it makes the listener feel. We can generalize emotions a bit. Maybe somber is a bit of sad with a bit less of nostalgia or something.
We could have like 10 different emotions that a melody could trigger. We then describe a melody by saying how much of each emotion it makes the listener feel. We can generalize emotions a bit. Maybe somber is a bit of sad with a bit less of nostalgia or something.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrasting_and_categorization_of_emotions
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