Beauty in Music: Rethinking Emotion & Form

Can music be beautiful without expressing feelings — and what does that reveal about how we listen?

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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.64240/b3a06cfbb9
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Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
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Beauty in Music: Rethinking Emotion & Form

Lee Rothfarb
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Beauty in Music: Rethinking Emotion & Form

Lee Rothfarb
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Can music be beautiful without expressing feelings — and what does that reveal about how we listen?

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