Are Stopped Strings Preferred in Sad Music?

String instruments may be played either with open strings (where the string vibrates between the bridge and a hard wooden nut) or with stopped strings (where the string vibrates between the bridge and a performer's finger pressed against the fingerboard). Compared with open strings, stopped str...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Huron, Caitlyn Trevor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2017-01-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v11i2.4968