emotion in music isn't entirely subjective... the most obvious example
being that major chords sound happy and minor chords sound sad...
Beyond this, there are various chords which beg for resolution and can
either be resolved, or not, leaving the listener in suspense or
frustration.... Some voicings, for example the suspended 2nd... have an
ambient airy quality to them, while ninths and 7ths have funky and jazzy
qualities to them...
Of course, all of the best music and emotions are the more esoteric ones
which are personal to the artist and listener... music can inspire
wildly different emotions in people with different personalities, morbid
tolerances for pain, dissonance and frustration, obsessions with
technology etc.... for the most part, the emotions in music are
subjective, but not entirely....
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