I agree, this is an interesting topic. I would like to throw my own
thinking out there.
As far as imagry and emotions evoked by specific music, i think that the
main factor influencing this is culture. Someone from a western culture(USA
for example) would most likely have a similar response to someone from a
similar western culture. However comparing someone frome the US to someone
from say, Uganda would most likely begin to yield differences.
However i think there are some properties of music that are universally
recognized. BPM would be the first to come to mind. above 133 and i believe
anyone would describe this as fast. This may have to do with the body's own
rhythm of heartbeats which is usally less than 80 or 70 bpm.
quoted 8 lines Someone else in the thread mentioned about how music highlights
>Someone else in the thread mentioned about how music highlights
>certain aspects of experience - listening to a song suggests a
>particular way of looking at a landscape for instance.
>But it is interesting why people often associate colours, textures or
>images with particular kinds of sounds. i wonder how these
>associations are related to past experiences when listening to the
>same/or similar pieces of music. i wonder if there is a systematic
>way of explaining that?
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