I have started listening to some of those ASMR music videos to help with concentration, to help with anxiety, or to help me relax to go to sleep. Once in a while, the music just hits me wrong, and I have to find something else to listen to or turn it off. I’m trying to figure out what works best for me. I like a lot of different kinds of music, especially piano and flute.
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It’s for the same reason that you’d feel sad if your friend told you “my dog just died.” Namely, a shared *language that conveys emotional meaning.*
This is believed to be learned, cultural trait like spoken language. Meaning that we learn to associate certain chord progressions, tempos, and combinations of instruments to represent grief or sadness. For example, usually violins & orchestra and/or piano, slow tempo baseline, and minor key chord progressions ( the last part in reference to western European music traditions)
It’s known that these associations are not universal and people from other cultures with substantially different musical traditions won’t feel the same way about a given music style.
While most people aren’t consciously aware of this particular kind of representationsl language, most composers are very aware of it.
In the same way in the US we often associate a british *Brass Band March* with public celebrations, parades, and political campaigns.
In another example, Trumpets or combined brass are often used in western movies to represent the exploits of the main character.
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