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I found that to be a fun article, and it could be a starting point for creative exploration, but I think any suggestion that these images relate to our actual p
by phlakaton 10y ago
I found that to be a fun article, and it could be a starting point for creative exploration, but I think any suggestion that these images relate to our actual psychoacoustic perception of notes and music is wholly unsubstantiated.
I do perceive differences in the character of music played in different "keys", but 1) I ascribe these to aspects of timbre, dissonance, tuning, and performance practice rather than fundamental aspects of the notes themselves, 2) there's very little scientific evidence that I'm aware of that these differences correspond to psychological moods.
Nonetheless, there's a significant philosophical tradition going back to at least Plato that there is some connection between tonal systems and psychology. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine_of_the_affections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine_of_the_affections and Plato's Republic for a couple of starting points.