Emotional responses to Hindustani Raga music: The role of musical structure

In Indian classical music, ragas constitute specific combinations of tonic intervals potentially capable of evoking distinct emotions. A raga composition is typically presented in two modes, namely, alaap and gat. Alaap is the note by note delineation of a raga bound by a slow tempo, but not bound b...

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Main Authors: Avantika eMathur, Suhas Hassan Vijayakumar, Bhismadev eChakrabarti, Nandini Chatterjee Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00513/full