Influence of Pitch Height on the Perception of Submissiveness and Threat in Musical Passages

Autor: David Huron, Daryl Kinney, Kristin Precoda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Empirical Musicology Review, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 170-177 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1559-5749
DOI: 10.18061/1811/24068
Popis: Bolinger, Ohala, Morton and others have established that vocal pitch height is perceived to be associated with social signals of dominance and submissiveness: higher vocal pitch is associated with submissiveness, whereas lower vocal pitch is associated with social dominance. An experiment was carried out to test this relationship in the perception of non-vocal melodies. Results show a parallel situation in music: higher-pitched melodies sound more submissive (less threatening) than lower-pitched melodies.
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