Can music be figurative? Exploring the possibility of crossmodal similarities between music and visual arts

According to both experimental research and common sense, classical music is a better fit for figurative art than jazz. We hypothesize that similar fits may reflect underlying crossmodal structural similarities between music and painting genres. We present two preliminary studies aimed at a...

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Main Authors: Actis-Grosso Rossana, Lega Carlotta, Zani Alessandro, Daneyko Olga, Cattaneo Zaira, Zavagno Daniele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Drustvo Psihologa Srbije 2017-01-01
Series:Psihologija
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2017/0048-57051703285A.pdf