Music and awe: complex emotions evoked by tonal dissonance

associated with awe, when listening to increasingly dissonant music. These findings reveal an incongruence between positive affect and emotional intensity, challenging the prevailing assumption in psychological literature that dissonance is merely unpleasant.

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Frontiers in Psychology
Published
2026-04-17
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1767623
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1
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Media Influence and Health
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Music and awe: complex emotions evoked by tonal dissonance

Richard F. Braaten, Seth J. Coluzzi, Sara Wilson
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Music and awe: complex emotions evoked by tonal dissonance

Richard F. Braaten, Seth J. Coluzzi, Sara Wilson
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Abstract

associated with awe, when listening to increasingly dissonant music. These findings reveal an incongruence between positive affect and emotional intensity, challenging the prevailing assumption in psychological literature that dissonance is merely unpleasant.

Frontiers in PsychologyVol. 17
Vanderbilt University (US), Colgate University (US), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
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