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Comparing the aesthetic experience of classic–romantic and contemporary classical music: An interview study
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Mencke, Iris Seibert, Christoph Brattico, Elvira Wald-Fuhrmann, Melanie |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Abstract | Current models of aesthetic experience of music (AEM) have emerged in the recent years capitalizing on evidence from psychology and neuroscience research, thus modeling mainly cognitive and information processes in the brain. However, a large part of the empirical research on which these models are based is related to Western tonal music, while another style of Western music, namely, contemporary classical music (CCM), has been almost neglected. CCM is often dissonant and lacks a tonal hierarchical structure, as, for example, in serial musical pieces. The current study qualitatively explored aesthetic dimensions of a CCM experience by contrasting it to classic–romantic music (CM). To this end, 16 semi-structured interviews with experts of both CCM (n = 8) and CM (n = 8) were conducted. The interview guide consisted of questions relating to physiological, affective, and cognitive dimensions of music listening. We applied qualitative content analysis on the textual material and compared the emerging main and sub-themes between the groups. Our findings show that especially the categories of expectations, physiological and emotional responses, pleasurable aspects, and, lastly, existential relevance revealed striking differences which allow us to conclude that CM and CCM afford distinguishable types of AEM in listeners. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/03057356221091312?download=true |
| Starting Page | 274 |
| Ending Page | 294 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| ISSN | 03057356 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Journal | Psychology of Music (POM) |
| e-ISSN | 17413087 |
| DOI | 10.1177/03057356221091312 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2022-06-10 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2022 |
| Subject Keyword | musical pleasure qualitative atonal music aesthetic experience contemporary classical music |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Psychology Music |
